Hi, I do kickstart installations and try to assign a static ip address to the clients: network --device eth0 --hostname xx --ip xx.xx.xx.1 --bootproto static --nameserver xx.xx.xx.2 --gateway xx.xx.xx.3 --netmask 255.255.255.0 After a successful installation process the clients come up and try to reach a dhcp server (see dhcp discovers in a network trace). Since I have no dhcp server in this network the clients come up without a network connection. Seems like a bug to me (FC5 works as expected with the same setup). Any hints? Michael -- biff4emacsen - A biff-like tool for (X)Emacs http://www.c0t0d0s0.de/biff4emacsen/biff4emacsen.html