Connecting To The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Installation System - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP1 - ARCHITECTURE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION Specification

Example 2.7 Example ifconfig
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 :
Link encap:Ethernet
2.6 Connecting to the SUSE Linux
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
2 Start a VNC client application on your client system. Either use vncviewer or
26 Architecture-Specific Information
HWaddr 02:00:01:00:00:27
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)
Enterprise Server Installation
System
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.
the VNC Java client and a Java-enabled Web browser.
Bcast:192.168.0.255
MTU:1492
TX bytes:0 (0.0 Mb)
Mask:255.255.255.0
Metric:1