My (non-expert) opinion: If you're not connected to the network and
want a completely unattended installation, you'll have little (or no)
means of designating the host name. Essentially, you'll need to
configure the DHCP at some point, be it before or after you install the
system. You'd be much better off working the bugs out of your dhcp
server & network media, so that it's reliable.
An alternative, potential solution would be to write (borrow, have
written, conjure) an automated network configuration script to be run on
each client post installation that configures your network settings, but
you'll still need to establish each machine's host name, either from the
client, or by MAC address DHCP from the server, router, or firewall.
Stephan
Enrico Zini wrote:
Hello,
It is possible to preseed the installer so that the installer does not
attempt to configure the network, but the installed system will be
configured to use dhcp?
Details about the situation:
We want the installer to be run fully unattended from CD, possibly
disconnected from any network, so we cannot afford possible
interactions in case of network problems, buggy DHCP server or network
card not connected to the network.
However, once the system is installed, it can be deployed where there
may be network, so we want to try DHCP at boot.
Ciao,
Enrico
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