On 01/12/2019 14.33, David T-G wrote:
Good morning, all!
...and then tomas.kuchta.lists@gmail.com said... % ... % The install summary page is where you can enable disable % firewall/openSsh/changeSW/runlevel/etc. The next install step is the actual % install, I think.
I played with a few installations before finally committing. I of course had to go and add various patterns and packages (yes, including those deprecated tools :-) to get the system I want, but that part all went well. I also got sshd up and happy even though I don't really know my firewall yet.
I *thought* I had DHCP beaten by, before actually installing, going into Network and setting the host name and IP address. The first time I did that she stopped hard, so the next time I also included routing & nameserver info, and she continued, so I figured I was in good shape; yay. But ... she grabbed an address from the DHCP server instead of using the one I specified! Arrrrgh.
Now that I'm installed and don't particularly want to start over, what's the best way to switch to a static IP address (since I don't have a DHCP server I can configure to hand out specifics that way)?
Depends if you are using Network manager or wicked (YaST). In the later case, just start YaST, unclick "auto", or click "fixed" (I don't remember the exact wording, going by memory), then enter the gateway address, dns, name, IP, etc. <https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/reference/html/book.opensuse.reference/cha-network.html> If you use Network manager, it is just modifying the existing connection or creating a new one and deactivate or delete the other one. I can not explain the details, I just follow my nose.
And, for future reference, what should one do at the summary stage to actually ensure a static IP?
I need see the summary screen to remember :-} Here: <https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha-install.html#sec-yast-install-proposal> Section "3.11.4 Network Configuration" a bit below mentions how to do it. If you want to change it, it points to Section 3.4 which is "after the installation". To do it during the installation, it refers to " Registration or Add-On Product dialog" - I do not see a doc page on those (found it, see later). +++.............. 3.11.4 Network Configuration This category displays the current network settings (as automatically configured after booting into the installation, see Section 3.4) or as manually configured from the Registration or Add-On Product dialog during the respective steps of the installation process. If you want to check or adjust the network settings at this stage (before performing the installation), click Network Configuration. This takes you to the YaST Network Settings module. For details, see Book “Reference”, Chapter 13 “Basic Networking”, Section 13.4 “Configuring a Network Connection with YaST”. ..............++- <https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha-install.html#sec-yast-install-network> +++.............. 3.4 Network Settings After booting into the installation, the installation routine is set up. During this setup, an attempt to configure at least one network interface with DHCP is made. In case this attempt has failed, the Network Settings dialog launches now. ..............++- This chapter: <https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/reference/html/book.opensuse.reference/cha-network.html> is a fully detailed network configuration page. For configuration of the network during installation: <https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha-boot-parameters.html> It is not trivial. But you see, everything you ask is in the documentation ;-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar)