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SeTnet script bug? IP address / net mask not optional for DHCP

I just wanted to make a headless install of slackware{,64}-current and found that even if I specify dhcp for nic in the kernel command line, I still have to fill in an arbitrary IP address / net mask. Otherwise SeTnet pops up a dialog to let me set IP and mask.

My pxelinux config is:

Code:

default autonet.s

prompt 1

timeout 100

display linux-x86_64/message.txt

F1 linux-x86_64/message.txt

F2 linux-x86_64/f2.txt

label autonet.s

  kernel linux-x86_64/kernels/huge.s/bzImage

  append initrd=linux-x86_64/initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw SLACK_KERNEL=huge.s kbd=us nic=e1000e:eth0:dhcp:0.0.0.0:255.255.255.255

label huge.s

  kernel linux-x86_64/kernels/huge.s/bzImage

  append initrd=linux-x86_64/initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw SLACK_KERNEL=huge.s

The SeTnet script will ask you for an IP address if it was unable to contact a DHCP server on the LAN.

Eric

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob (Post 4713919)

The SeTnet script will ask you for an IP address if it was unable to contact a DHCP server on the LAN.

Eric

But I don't think it ever tried to contact.
The computer booted from the DHCP/TFTP server. The DHCP server must be reachable.
And if I add some arbitraty IPaddr/mask the SeTnet does DHCP promptly, as described above.

If you are sure I will look at it again later.