Steps For A Telnet Install
- Obtain your installation media and follow the installation instructions up to the point where it talks about what to do at the Boot> prompt. The guidance provided to that point is still accurate and relevant for telnet installations.
- At the Boot> prompt issue a command like the following. If you know
how to discover what IP address has been assigned to your computer over dhcp,
you can use that shorter option instead. In any case, Yryou will not have
speech feedback during this process, so backspace the entire line off if you
think you have made a mistake, and retype it. It's a lot of typing, but you
need to get all these details in.
This command must be issued on one line, even though it has probably been wrapped into at least two lines on this web page.
text telnet ip=[ip.address] netmask=[netmask] gateway=[gateway.address] ksdevice=[ethernet.device]
Example:
text telnet ip=192.168.33.123 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.33.254 ksdevice=/eth0
In the above ksdevice refers to your ethernet device designation. You can leave this part out if the machine you're installing on has only one ethernet device (namely /dev/eth0). But, if you're installing on a computer with multiple devices, e.g. a portable computer with a wired ethernet port and builtin wireless ethernet, you will be prompted inaccessibly on screen for the ethernet device the Fedora installer should use if you don't just tell the installer up front which one to use with the ksdevice designation. So, be sure to include it. If in doubt, use the mac address of your ethernet device. If there is any doubt, it's absolutely worthwhile taking the trouble to get the mac address of your ethernet device before beginning the installation.
Example with mac address and dhcp:
text telnet dhcp ksdevice=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF - Then, ping the ip address you provided with your command. When you get
a response, telnet to it.
TIP: If you are using Linux, use alarm ping, e.g.:
ping -a 192.168.33.123 - When your ping starts to beep, it's time to telnet to the installation.
telnet 192.168.33.123
Be aware that it takes some time for the telnet server to get loaded and become available. The installation must first load its various drivers and this may take some time--perhaps a few minutes.
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