Slackware static ip network setup
Slackware static ip network setup guide with screenshots. This is a step by step example on how to assign ip address, netmask, gateway and name server manually during installation setup.
If you are looking for dhcp setup guide, visit Slackware dhcp network setup tutorial with screenshots.
You'll see this page when choosing to setup network in the Slackware installation step. Now you need to choose what type of connection you are using. There are three options here:
- static IP - Use a static IP address to configure Ethernet.
- DHCP - Use a DHCP server to configure Ethernet.
- loopback - Setup a loopback connection.
If you are looking for a guide on how to setup ip address for an already running Slackware Linux, check out Linux basic network configuration - Setup Slackware Ethernet ip address tutorial.
Now you have to provide an IP address for the network card. You can use class A, class B or class C IP address. For class A IP address, the decimal value of the first octet must be between 1 and 126. The decimal value of the first octet for class B IP address must be between 128 and 191. For class C IP address, the decimal value of the first octet must be between 192 and 223.
Enter netmask for your IP address. If you are using:
- class C ip address, the netmask is 255.255.255.0.
- class B ip address, the netmask is 255.255.0.0.
- class A ip address, the netmask is 255.0.0.0.
Enter gateway address of your network. You can skip this step if you don't have a gateway in your network. Just leave it blank and hit Enter.
Gateway address is the ip address of your router if you are using router in your home network. If your are setting up Slackware in your office/company, ask system administrator for the correct gateway ip address.
Name server is the ISP dns server ip address if you are using network at home. If you have your own domain name server, you can choose to set the ip address here.
Now you can enter your name server ip address. You can only enter one ip address. So just enter your primary name server. If you have more than one name server, you can add it later in /etc/resolv.conf file.
Here is the summary of the static ip configuration that you've entered. If the configuration is right, you can confirm the network setup. and choose Accept to continue Slackware installation.
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