Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007, Installation Manual

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Address Setup dialog appears in which to adjust the card configuration using the Address
and General tabs. For information about wireless card configuration, see
Section 29.1.3,
“Configuration with YaST” (page 534).
Configuring IP Addresses
When possible, wired network cards available during installation are automatically
configured to use automatic address setup, DHCP.
NOTE: IBM System z and DHCP
On IBM System z platforms, DHCP-based address configuration is only supported
with network cards that have a MAC address. This is only the case with OSA
and OSA Express cards.
DHCP should also be used for a DSL line with no static IP assigned by the ISP. If you
decide to use DHCP, configure the details in DHCP Client Options. Find this dialog
from the Address tab by selecting Advanced > DHCP Options. Specify whether the
DHCP server should always honor broadcast requests and any identifier to use. If you
have a virtual host setup where different hosts communicate through the same interface,
an identifier is necessary to distinguish them.
DHCP is a good choice for client configuration but it is not ideal for server configuration.
To set a static IP address, proceed as follows:
1 Select a card from the list of detected cards in the YaST network card configura-
tion module and click Edit.
2 In the Address tab, choose Static Address Setup.
3
Enter IP Address and Subnet Mask.
4 Click Next.
5
To activate the configuration, click Finish.
If you use the static address, name servers and a default gateway are not configured
automatically. To configure a gateway, click Routing and add the default gateway. To
configure name servers, click Hostname and Name Server and add addresses of name
servers and domains.
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