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• Gateway IP address — another set of four dot-separated numbers; for example, 10.0.2.254.
• One or more name server IP addresses — one or more sets of dot-separated numbers; for example,
10.0.2.1 might be the address of a name server.
• Domain name — the name your organization uses; for example, Red Hat has a domain name of
redhat.com.
• Hostname — the name assigned to your individual system; for example, a computer might be
named pooh.
Note
The information provided here is as an example only! Do not use it when
you install Red Hat Linux! If you do not know the proper values for your
network, ask your network administrator.
4.2 The Installation Program User Interface
The Red Hat Linux text mode installation program uses a screen-based interface that includes most
of the on-screen "widgets" commonly found on graphical user interfaces. Figure 4–1, Installation
Program Widgets as seen in
Configure TCP/IP and Figure 4–2, Installation Program Widgets as seen
in
Disk Druid illustrate the screens you will see.
Figure 4–1 Installation Program Widgets as seen in Configure TCP/IP