Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual page 234

If possible, the first network card with link that is available during the installation is
automatically configured to use automatic address setup via DHCP. On SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop, where NetworkManager is active by default, all network cards are
configured.
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 if you are using a DSL line but with no static IP assigned
by the ISP (Internet Service Provider). If you decide to use DHCP, configure the details
in DHCP Client Options in the Global Options tab of the Network Settings dialog of
the YaST network card configuration module. Specify whether the DHCP client should
ask the server to always broadcast its responses in Request Broadcast Response. This
option may be needed if your machine is a mobile client moving between networks. If
you have a virtual host setup where different hosts communicate through the same in-
terface, an DHCP Client 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 Overview tab of the YaST
2 In the Address tab, choose Statically Assigned IP Address.
3 Enter the IP Address. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses can be used. Enter the net-
4 Click Next.
5 To activate the configuration, click OK.
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network card configuration module and click Edit.
work mask in Subnet Mask. If the IPv6 address is used, use Subnet Mask for
prefix length in format /64.
Optionally, you can enter a fully qualified Hostname for this address, which will
be written to the /etc/hosts configuration file.