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Configuring the Network
In order to automate the process as much as possible, the installer attempts an automatic net- work configuration using dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) (for IPv4 and IPv6) and ICMPv6’s Neighbor Discovery Protocol (for IPv6), as shown in Figure 4.5, “Network Autoconfigu- ration” [page 71].
Figure 4.5 Network Autoconfiguration
If the automatic configuration fails, the installer offers more choices: try again with a normal DHCP configuration, attempt DHCP configuration by declaring the name of the machine, or set up a static network configuration.
This last option requires an IP address, a subnet mask, an IP address for a potential gateway, a machine name, and a domain name.
Configuration without If the local network is equipped with a DHCP server that you do not wish to use DHCP because you prefer to define a static IP address for the machine during installation, you can add the netcfg/use_dhcp=false option when booting. You just need to
edit the desired menu entry by pressing the Tab key and adding the desired option before pressing the Enter key.