On Sun, Mar 21, 2004 at 08:07:51PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I tried sarge d-i beta3 today. > > At one point it says that it is looking for DHCP something, it says that > > sometimes DHCP is slow, and then it comes out that it cannot find it. The > > alternative is to give my IP number, but I do not know any IP number and, > > as far as I know, my IP number changes quite often. > > DHCP is the method used to find your IP number if it changes often. If it's > not working, and you have an always-on Internet connection, you have a > problem. (If you don't have an always-on Internet connection, don't bother > trying the current installer CDs; they seem to depend on an active Internet > connection, hence the name "netinst". There should be ones which don't > before the release of sarge.)
Still woody boot floppies pre-filled the IP number with 192.168.1.1 or something such, which d-i doesn't anymore. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
