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Linux system setup and recovery changing boot/network parameters Choose the Network tab and the following window displays. There are three kinds of booting protocols that setparms can set up for you: Static, DHCP, and BOOTP. Choose the appropriate protocol based on the following descriptions: static boot protocol If you choose Static booting, you will have to set several networking parameters. Some of these are described below. You will also need to provide an IP address for your workstation, a hostname, the IP address of the network gateway for your system, the netmask (255.255.248.0 for example), and a network domain name (for example, company_name.com). Set up your DNS Configuration. Refer to the section "DNS Parameters Configuration" in this chapter for an example of the screen interface and instructions. 2-4 getting started guide

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getting started guide
Linux system setup and recovery
changing boot/network parameters
Choose the Network tab and the following window displays.
There are three kinds of booting protocols that setparms can set up for
you: Static, DHCP, and BOOTP. Choose the appropriate protocol
based on the following descriptions:
static boot protocol
If you choose Static booting, you will have to set several networking
parameters. Some of these are described below.
You will also need to provide an IP address for your workstation, a
hostname, the IP address of the network gateway for your system, the
netmask (255.255.248.0 for example), and a network domain name
(for example,
company_name.com
).
Set up your DNS Configuration. Refer to the section “DNS
Parameters Configuration” in this chapter for an example of the
screen interface and instructions.