Connecting To The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Installation System - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP3 - ARCHITECTURE-SPECIFIC Supplementary Manual

With all basic parameters set up, the network is started. Check the output of ifconfig,
which should contain two entries: a loopback (lo) connection and one connection (tr0,
eth0, ctc0, escon0, iucv0, or hsi0) with correct settings.
Example 2.7 Example ifconfig
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 :
Link encap:Ethernet
inet addr:192.168.0.1
inet6 addr: fe80::200:100:100:27/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 Mb)
2.6 Connecting to the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Installation
System
After setting up your network connection, linuxrc prompts for the details of the instal-
lation source chosen earlier in the process, for example, the server IP address and the
directory in which the data is located.
Finally, linuxrc wants to know what type of display you want to use to control the in-
stallation procedure. Possible choices are X11 (X Window System), VNC (Virtual
Network Computing protocol), and SSH (text mode or X11 installation via Secure
Shell).
2.6.1 Initiating the Installation for VNC
1 After the installation option VNC has been chosen, the VNC server starts. A short
note displayed in the console provides information about which IP address and
display number is needed for a connection with vncviewer. Alternatively, a URL
is given here for entry into your Java-enabled browser to connect to the installation
system.
HWaddr 02:00:01:00:00:27
Bcast:192.168.0.255
MTU:1492
TX bytes:0 (0.0 Mb)
Mask:255.255.255.0
Metric:1
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