Re: asd

[Stephan <geek@wickedclips.net>]

My (non-expert) opinion:  If you're not connected to the network and 
want a completely unattended installation, you'll have little (or no) 
means of designating the host name.  Essentially, you'll need to 
configure the DHCP at some point, be it before or after you install the 
system.  You'd be much better off working the bugs out of your dhcp 
server & network media, so that it's reliable.

An alternative, potential solution would be to write (borrow, have 
written, conjure) an automated network configuration script to be run on 
each client post installation that configures your network settings, but 
you'll still need to establish each machine's host name, either from the 
client, or by MAC address DHCP from the server, router, or firewall.

Stephan

Enrico Zini wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It is possible to preseed the installer so that the installer does not
> attempt to configure the network, but the installed system will be
> configured to use dhcp?
>
> Details about the situation:
>
>   We want the installer to be run fully unattended from CD, possibly
>   disconnected from any network, so we cannot afford possible
>   interactions in case of network problems, buggy DHCP server or network
>   card not connected to the network.
>   
>   However, once the system is installed, it can be deployed where there
>   may be network, so we want to try DHCP at boot.
>
>
> Ciao,
>
> Enrico
>
>