On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 12:05 -0800, Mike Wright wrote: > Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 11:37 -0800, Mike Wright wrote: > > > >>Frank Cox wrote: > >> > >>>On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:59:55 -0800 > >>>Mike Wright <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Based on that I'd have to say BOOTPROTO=none is correct. > >>> > >>> > >>>I did a scratch install of F8 on this computer and told it to use a static > >>>address when it asked during the installation. > >>> > >>>I just checked and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 contains > >>>"BOOTPROTO=static". > >>> > >>>I didn't put that there myself so the installer must have done it that way. > >> > >>Hi Frank, > >> > >>Please prove me wrong but I know of no protocol known as static. > >> > >>In my original post I did say I saw it misused frequently and you have > >>just pointed out one more place. > >> > >>The only reason that the network scripts are NOT breaking is because > >>they test for the presence of "dhcp" and "bootp" and if those are not > >>found "none" is assumed. > > > > > > Sorta true. "dhcp" or "bootp" indicates that dynamic configuration is > > to be done. Anything OTHER than those two indicate a static > > configuration. By convention, the installer and system-config-network > > set "BOOTPROTO=static". No, it's not documented anywhere. However, > > when you think about it, "static" is pretty damned descriptive as to > > what it is you want done. > > Hi Rick, > > At the risk of sounding pedantic: > > Descriptive? Absolutely. Protocol? No way. Undocumented? It is > documented and it is documented as "none". Pedantic? You? Never! Note you did leave your chin wide open..."none" is no more a protocol than "static". ;-p Heheheheh! That's beside the point. I meant that system-config-network and anaconda set up "static" and THAT isn't documented. > I feel that if we are going to document things it would behoove us to > follow the docs. If the docs are in error they should be corrected. "static" should be documented since that's what the installer uses and how most systems get configured at the outset. The docs should be modified to state that anything OTHER THAN "bootp" or "dhcp" force a static IP to be used. It also might be nice to note that "bootp" and "dhcp" are not the same protocols. As far as getting IP addresses go they're similar, but not the same. > The basic user is going to use the documentation. Parsing bash scripts > shouldn't be expected of them. Yes, I agree. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - Do not taunt the sysadmins, for they are subtle and quick to anger - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
