> 4) I also ran by Frank that the DDU will possibly need to configure the > network (if it is given the command to automatically install missing > drivers (which requires a repo), or if it otherwise needs to go to a > repository or a URL on the net). We agreed that if the DDU requires the > net, it will try to bring up the network automatically first (a la DHCP > / NWAM). If it can't for some reason (maybe the net doesn't have a DHCP > server), then the user will be asked if the network should be set up, > and then presented with the network setup screen. (Screen would likely > have different text but the same choices as the installer's "manual" > network setup screen.) >
If NWAM is in use and DHCP is available the network would presumably already be configured well before DDU runs. Hence all it should need to do is detect whether there is a configured IP address and invoke the configuration screens if not. Dave
