Re: providing a static IP/Netmas/Gateway + location of a preseed file at boot prompt.

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Subject: Re: providing a static IP/Netmas/Gateway + location of a preseed file at boot prompt.
From: Mihamina Rakotomandimby <mihamina.rakotomandimby@rktmb.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:14:03 +0300
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On 03/17/2014 11:55 AM, Sandeep Raman wrote:

Not sure though. Buw when it can be preseeded what is the purpose or
intent of having it to set from boot prompt?

Because when you boot from a bootable install media and you have no DHCPnor BootP server and you want to pressed from a network located preseedfile, you have to manually setup an IP address in order to download thepreseed file.

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