[lug] text-based network setup tool - RH 7.3

Brad Doctor bdoctor at ps-ax.com
Thu Aug 29 13:44:12 MDT 2002


Do you mean the installer, as in anaconda, or something post-install?

post-install, /usr/sbin/netconfig works well if you can handle the dialog
interface.

That binary is part of the netconfig package:

rpm -ql netconfig-0.8.11-7
/usr/sbin/netconfig


-brad

> 
> Anyone know if the RH 7.2 "setup" tool has an equivalent on 7.3 just off
> the top of your head(s)?
> 
> A friend is creating a minimalist RH distro and needs a text-based way
> to tell folks to set up their networking.  The new tools seem to be
> GTK-based, which won't work too well on machines without X.  (GRIN)
> 
> Off to go dig through RPM and find out where "setup" comes from on
> 7.2...
> 
> Nate
> 
> 
> 
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