<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-TYPE" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Auto Install for Mandrakelinux</TITLE> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 (Linux)"> <META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="David Eastcott"> <META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20040221;10385500"> <META NAME="CHANGEDBY" CONTENT="David Eastcott"> <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20040502;8530300"> <META NAME="CLASSIFICATION" CONTENT="DrakX Auto Install Reference"> <META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="DrakX Autoinstall"> <STYLE> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 1in } P { margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: auto } P.western { font-size: 10pt; font-weight: medium } P.text-body-indent-western { margin-left: 0.2in; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: medium } P.text-body-indent-cjk { margin-left: 0.2in } P.text-body-indent-ctl { margin-left: 0.2in } H1 { margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: always } H1.western { font-family: "Times" } H1.cjk { font-family: "Mincho"; font-size: 16pt } H1.ctl { font-family: "Lucidasans"; font-size: 16pt } H2 { margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: auto } H2.western { font-family: "Times"; font-style: normal } H2.cjk { font-family: "Mincho"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic } H2.ctl { font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic } H3 { margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: auto } H3.western { font-family: "Times" } H3.cjk { font-family: "Mincho" } H4 { margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: auto } H4.western { font-family: "Times"; font-style: normal } H4.cjk { font-family: "Mincho"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic } H4.ctl { font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic } TD P { margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: auto } TD P.western { font-size: 10pt; font-weight: medium } TH P { margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; page-break-before: auto } TH P.western { font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic } TH P.cjk { font-style: italic } TH P.ctl { font-style: italic } P.headings-special-western { margin-top: 0.3in; margin-bottom: 0.1in; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; page-break-after: avoid } P.headings-special-cjk { margin-top: 0.3in; margin-bottom: 0.1in; page-break-after: avoid } P.headings-special-ctl { margin-top: 0.3in; margin-bottom: 0.1in; page-break-after: avoid } P.closecode-western { margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: "Courier", monospace; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: medium } P.closecode-cjk { margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0in } P.closecode-ctl { margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0in } P.coderef-western { margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-family: "Courier", monospace; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: medium } P.coderef-cjk { margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.08in } P.coderef-ctl { margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#840084" ALINK="#0000FF"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR><TH COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="CENTER"> Auto Install for Mandrakelinux</TH></TR><TR> <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <A HREF="section4-12.html">Prev</A></TD><TD WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"></TD> <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <A HREF="section4-14.html">Next</A></TD></TR></TABLE><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"> <H2 CLASS="western" STYLE="page-break-before: always"><A NAME="intf"></A> intf</H2> <P CLASS="western">This option is used to define the various network (ethernet or wireless) capable devices in your system. </P> <P CLASS="western">The following is the general form for the structure:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6ff"> <P CLASS="coderef-western">'intf' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6ff"> <P CLASS="coderef-western"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6ff"> <P CLASS="coderef-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.8in">'ethx' => {},</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6ff"> <P CLASS="coderef-western">and / or</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6ff"> <P CLASS="coderef-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.8in">'wireless_eth' => {},</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6ff"> <P CLASS="coderef-western">},</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH=847 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=241> <COL WIDTH=607> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=241 HEIGHT=65> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'ethx'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=607> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">used to indicate an ethernet card interface definition. The <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'x' </FONT>is a sequence number, beginning with 0, for each ethernet card installed. Up to 10 cards can be defined with this version of the installer.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=241 HEIGHT=65> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'wireless_eth'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=607> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">used to indicate that there is a wireless ethernet interface installed. Currently only a single interface is supported.</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western">For an ethernet card, the following are valid:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">'eth0' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'DEVICE' => 'eth0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'BOOTPROTO' => 'static',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'ONBOOT' => 'yes',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'IPADDR' => '192.168.5.202',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'NETMASK' => '255.255.255.0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'NETWORK' => '192.168.5.0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'BROADCAST' => '255.255.255.0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'HWADDR' => '00:01:02:03:04:05'</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">},</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-top: 0.15in; margin-bottom: 0.15in">For a wireless interface, the following are valid:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">'wireless_eth' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'DEVICE' => 'wireless_eth',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'BOOTPROTO' => 'static',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'ONBOOT' => 'yes',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'IPADDR' => '192.168.5.202',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'NETMASK' => '255.255.255.0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'NETWORK' => '192.168.5.0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'BROADCAST' => '255.255.255.0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_MODE' => 'Auto',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_ESSID' => 'any',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_NWID' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_FREQ' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_SENS' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_RATE' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_ENC_KEY' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_RTS' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_FRAG' => ','</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_IWCONFIG' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_IWSPY' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'WIRELESS_IWPRIV' => '',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">},</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="headings-special-western">Descriptions:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=847 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=266> <COL WIDTH=581> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'DEVICE'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">must be the same as the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'ethx'</FONT> (or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'wireless_eth'</FONT>) you used to start this definition with.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'BOOTPROTO' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">may be one of <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'static'</FONT>, <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'dhcp'</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'bootp'</FONT><FONT FACE="Times, serif">.</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'ONBOOT' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">normally set to <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'yes'</FONT>, but can be set to <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'no'</FONT> if you do not want the interface automatically started at boot up.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'IPADDR'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">IP address (<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'x.x.x.x'</FONT>) for this interface, not required if <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">BOOTPROTO</FONT> is <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">dhcp</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">bootp</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'NETMASK'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Network Mask (<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'x.x.x.x'</FONT>) to be used with this interface, not required if <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">BOOTPROTO</FONT> is <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">dhcp</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">bootp</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'NETWORK'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">base IP address (<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'x.x.x.x'</FONT>) for this interface, not required if <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">BOOTPROTO</FONT> is <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">dhcp</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">bootp</FONT>. </P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'BROADCAST' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">broadcast IP address (<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'x.x.x.x'</FONT>) for this interface, not required if <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">BOOTPROTO</FONT> is <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">dhcp</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">bootp</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'HWADDR'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">the ethernet hardware address for the associated ether net interface card. Only required if the system is tracking the networking id (see <A HREF="section4-18.html#miscellaneous"><B><I>miscellaneous</I></B></A>).</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=65> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'MII_NOT_SUPPORTED'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">specifies whether or not the associated interface is monitored by the ifplug daemon (usually used only on laptops where the interface card is removable). If set to <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'yes'</FONT> then the device is not monitored, if set to <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'no'</FONT> then it is monitored.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=137> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'DHCP_HOSTNAME'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">used only if the interface acquires its information from a DHCP server and this computer must supply a host name. If may have two formats, depending on the requirements of the DHCP server, either <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'<hostname>' </FONT>or<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"> '<hostname>.<domainname>'</FONT>. eg. <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'dave1'</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'dave1.eastcott.net'</FONT>. <B>NOTE</B>: this value can be different from the <A HREF="section4-21.html#netc"><B><I>'netc'</I></B></A> <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">HOSTNAME</FONT> (when supplying a specific name to an ISP) and is usually just the host name (no domain name part). </P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=65> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'NEEDHOSTNAME'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">used only if the DHCP server supplies the host name. If set to <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'yes'</FONT>, then the dhcp client will request, then use the host name from the DHCP server. If omitted, then any host name supplied by the DHCP server is ignored.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_MODE' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">may be one of <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">Ad-hoc</FONT>, <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">Managed</FONT>, <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">Master</FONT>, <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">Repeater</FONT>, <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">Secondary</FONT> or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">Auto</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_ESSID'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Extended Service System ID, and is a string representing the desired ID or <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'any'</FONT><FONT FACE="Times, serif">.</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_NWID'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Network ID or Channel Sequence number</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_FREQ' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Operating frequency of the wireless radio component. (eg. <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'2.46G'</FONT>)</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_SENS' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Receive sensitivity</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_RATE'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Data transfer rate (eg. <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'11M'</FONT>)</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_ENC_KEY' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">Encryption or scrambling key</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_RTS'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">???</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_FRAG'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">???</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_IWCONFIG'</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">list of parameters to be given to the program <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">iwconfig</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=30> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_IWSPY' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">list of parameters to be given to the program <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">iwspy</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=266 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'WIRELESS_IWPRIV' </FONT> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=581> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">list of parameters to be given to the program <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">iwpriv</FONT>.</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western">The entries for each interface appear in a configuration file located in <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/</FONT>. The configuration file name for each interface is formed by adding the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">DEVICE</FONT> string to the end of <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'ifcfg-'</FONT>. In the example below, you would expect to find the file: <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0</FONT>.</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">'intf' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'eth0' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.4in">'DEVICE' => 'eth0',</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.4in">...</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">}</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">},</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="headings-special-western">Examples:</P> <P CLASS="western">See the section <A HREF="section10.html#Network_and_Connection_Examples"><B><I>Network and Connection Examples</I></B></A> for various examples.</P> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.15in">For a computer which does not have an ethernet or wireless interface, then use the following:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">'intf' => {},</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-top: 0.15in; margin-bottom: 0.15in">If the target computer has multiple interfaces, then use the following:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">'intf' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'eth0' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.4in">...</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">},</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">'eth1' => {</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.4in">...</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in"><BR> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western" STYLE="margin-left: 1.2in">}</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR="#e6e6e6"> <P CLASS="closecode-western">}</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-top: 0.15in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">If the computer has more than one interface defined, make sure the <A HREF="section4-21.html#netc"><B><I>'netc' </I></B></A>option identifies which one is the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">GATEWAYDEV</FONT>.</P> <P CLASS="western">If the computer has an interface with <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">BOOTPROTO</FONT> set to <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'dhcp'</FONT>, then see <A HREF="section4-21.html#netc"><B><I>'netc'</I></B></A> for selecting a <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">'dhcp_client'</FONT> to be installed.</P> <P CLASS="western">For those of you using a Wireless interface, the following are recommended reading for additional information:</P> <TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=256*> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0.8in">The Wireless-HOWTO at www.linuxdoc.org and,</P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% HEIGHT=48 VALIGN=TOP> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0.8in">Linux Wireless Howto Collection at <A HREF="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/"><B><I>www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/</I></B></A> </P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH=847 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=60> <COL WIDTH=787> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=101> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in"><IMG SRC="AutoInstall-10.0.3_html_1412bb95.png" NAME="Graphic21" ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=30 HEIGHT=30 BORDER=0><BR CLEAR=LEFT><BR> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=787> <P CLASS="western">If you are trying to install ISA network cards , DrakX does not auto detect them and as a result will not update the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">/etc/modules.conf</FONT> file with the appropriate alias. However, the <BR><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth[0-9]</FONT> file is created with your specified values. To complete the installation, you will have to manually add the alias and any suitable options or, use the <A HREF="section4-25.html#postInstall_and_postInstallNonRooted"><B><I>'postInstall'</I></B></A> option to make the necessary adjustments.</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western">There are a number of other variables that affect the operation of the dhcp clients and could be added to the appropriate interface configuration file using the <A HREF="section4-25.html#postInstall_and_postInstallNonRooted"><B><I>'postInstall'</I></B></A> features including:</P> <P CLASS="western"><BR><BR> </P> <TABLE WIDTH=847 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <COL WIDTH=241> <COL WIDTH=606> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=241 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">PEERDNS=yes</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=606> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">causes the dhcp client to modify the /etc/resolv.conf file with values received from the DHCP server.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=241 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">PEERYP=yes</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=606> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">casues the dhcp client to modify the /etc/yp.conf file with values received from the DHCP server.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=241 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">PEERNTPD=yes</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=606> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">causes the dhcp client to modify the /etc/ntp.conf file with values it receives from the DHCP server.</P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=241 HEIGHT=48> <P CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">DHCP_TIMEOUT=15</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=606> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-left: 0in">changes the default time out of dhcp client to the number of seconds specified.</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P CLASS="western">See the file <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup</FONT> to determine which variables are used with which dhcp client.</P> <P CLASS="headings-special-western">Related Option Entries:</P> <P CLASS="western"><A HREF="section4-21.html#netc"><B><I>netc</I></B></A>, <A HREF="section4-18.html#miscellaneous"><B><I>miscellaneous</I></B></A>, <A HREF="#postInstall_and_postInstallNonRooted"><B><I>postInstall</I></B></A></P> <P CLASS="western"><BR><BR> </P> <P CLASS="western"><BR><BR> </P> <HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="section4-12.html">Prev</A></TD><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="index.html">Home</A></TD> <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="section4-14.html">Next</A></TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">interactiveSteps</TD> <TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="TOP">isUpgrade</TD></TR></TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>