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and Hardware tabs. For information about wireless card configuration, see
tion 20.1.2, "Configuration with YaST"
Configuring IP Addresses
You can set the IP address of the network card or the way its IP address is determined
in the Address tab of the Network Card Setup dialog. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are
supported. The network card can have No IP Address (which is useful for bonding de-
vices), a Statically Assigned IP Address (IPv4 or IPv6) or a Dynamic Address assigned
via DHCP and/or Zeroconf.
If using Dynamic Address, select whether to use DHCP Version 4 Only (for IPv4),
DHCP Version 6 Only (for IPv6) or DHCP Both Version 4 and 6.
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.
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
network card configuration module and click Edit.
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-
work mask in Subnet Mask. If the IPv6 address is used, use Subnet Mask for
prefix length in format /64.
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