2.5 Configuring your Network

Now it's time to setup your network configuration. This is extremely important if you are planning on doing any network based install, considering it will be based upon the information you are about to enter. Here is a walk through of the network configuration section of the install process.

	You will now be given the opportunity to configure the network. This will be
	useful if you need to transfer the installation sets via FTP, HTTP, or NFS.
	Even if you choose not to transfer installation sets that way, this information
	will be preserved and copied into the new root filesystem.
	
	Configure the network? [y] >Enter<
	Enter system hostname (short form, e.g. 'foo'): [] mbsd
	
	If any interfaces will be configured using a DHCP server
	it is recommended that you do not enter a DNS domain name,
	a default route, or any name servers.
	
	Enter DNS domain name (e.g. 'bar.com'): [] example.com
	
	You may configure the following network interfaces (the interfaces
	marked with [X] have been successfully configured):
	
	        [ ] fxp0
	
	Configure which interface? (or 'done') [fxp0] >Enter<
	IP address (or 'dhcp')? [] 199.185.137.55
	Symbolic (host) name? [puffy] >Enter<
	Netmask? [255.255.255.0] >Enter<
	Your use of the network interface may require non-default
	media directives. The default media is:
	        media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
	This is a list of supported media:
	        media none
	        media 10baseT
	        media 10baseT mediaopt full-duplex
	        media 100baseTX
	        media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex
	        media autoselect
	        media none instance 1
	        media 100baseTX instance 1
	        media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex instance 1
	        media 100baseT4 instance 1
	If the default is not satisfactory, and you wish to use another
	media, copy that line from above (e.g. "media 100baseTX")
	Media directives? [] >Enter<
	
	You may configure the following network interfaces (the interfaces
	marked with [X] have been successfully configured):
	
	        [X] fxp0
	
	Configure which interface? (or 'done') [done] >Enter<
	Enter IP address of default route: [none] 199.185.137.128
	Enter IP address of primary nameserver: [none] 199.185.137.1
	Would you like to use the nameserver now? [y] >Enter<

	

In the above example, we use a static IP address. You can choose to use dhcp as well if you wish. In the case of DHCP, most of this information will be grabbed from a remote dhcp server.

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