Linux system setup and recovery
changing boot/network parameters
static boot protocol
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Choose the Network tab and the following window displays.
There are three kinds of booting protocols that setparms can set up for
you: Static, DHCP, and BOOTP. Choose the appropriate protocol
based on the following descriptions:
If you choose Static booting, you will have to set several networking
parameters. Some of these are described below.
You will also need to provide an IP address for your workstation, a
hostname, the IP address of the network gateway for your system, the
netmask (255.255.248.0 for example), and a network domain name
(for example, company_name.com).
Set up your DNS Configuration. Refer to the section "DNS
Parameters Configuration" in this chapter for an example of the
screen interface and instructions.
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