FWD: [syslinux] Network Boot IP Configuration Dilemma

[H. Peter Anvin]

kumon at flab.fujitsu.co.jp wrote:
> 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.
> 

Excellent...

	-hpa