FWD: [syslinux] Network Boot IP Configuration Dilemma

[kumon at flab.fujitsu.co.jp]

If you want eth0 to be used and no dynamic IP
configuration request should not occur in the Linux
kernel, specify *both* APPEND and IPAPPEND options
like:

APPEND ip=:::::eth0:none
IPAPPEND 1

It's very tricky but it works, at least Linux 2.4.18
which I tested.  The IP-PNP routine in the kernel
doesn't modify values if the option values are not
explicitly specified.  IPAPPEND doesn't provide the
<device> option and <autoconf> option, so the values
for the options set by the previous APPEND will
survive.

K.Kumon

>Fred Feirtag wrote:
 > I never wanted to "always" do that.  My hack always does that, but
 > my suggestion was maintain the "1" flag for the current behavior,
 > but have any other string passed through as the device:
 > IPAPPEND 1
 > --same as now
 > IPAPPEND eth0
 > --passes ip=#:#:#:#::eth0:
 > IPAPPEND eth1
 > --passes ip=#:#:#:#::eth1:
 > IPAPPEND fd0
 > --passes ip=#:#:#:#::fd0:  for fddi devices or whatever.
 > Of course something like
 > IPDEVAPPEND eth0
 > would be good or even better.