ipv4 interface config at boot time ?

[Teddy Hogeborn]

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SamSam <euridyce.orfeo at gmail.com> writes:

> 2009/2/12 Björn Påhlsson <belorn at fukt.bsnet.se>
>
>> > I'm running 2 servers on an ipv4 lan with static addresses. Is
>> > there a way to configure the network interface (ip address and
>> > netmask) of the mandos-client during the initramfs boot ?
>>
>> Funny that you should ask, since there should be a new release in
>> the next few days with that capability.  More on this at the time
>> of actual release.
>
> cool ! I had a look at the svn sources, but I didn't find a way to
> configure the destination IP address.

See my other post.  Briefly, you would use the "ip=" and
"mandos=connect" kernel parameters.

>> But if the server and client computers are on the same LAN, there
>> shouldn't be a need to.  The client will automatically find the server
>> through the magic of ZeroConf and link-local IPv6 address, without
>> needing an IPv4 adress.
>
> Unfortunately, ipv6 traffic is forbidden on this lan (and ipv6
> kernel modules are blacklisted).

Fascinating.  You will, however, I suspect, be pleased to note the new
"--no-ipv6" feature of the server, recently added to address your
situation.  Note that this will make it impossible for the client to
use the network without a configured IP address, so this is *NOT*
recommended usage except in extreme circumstances such as yours.

/Teddy Hogeborn

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