Getting the Server's Name and Address

Getting the Server's Name and Address

The name of the remote installation server is specified to identify the distribution source in miniroot and live installations. If you are already on the installation server, enter the hostname command to get its name:

% hostname

If you are on the target system, enter this ping command to get the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the installation server:

% /usr/etc/ping -c 1 installation_server 
PING server (IPaddress): 2048 data bytes
----server PING Statistics----
100 packets transmitted, 100 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms)  min/avg/max = 0/2/7

Note the numbers in the IPaddress field of the output. If ping output is not similar to this example, the network connection might be faulty. You should resolve the problem before continuing with your installation (see Appendix B, "Troubleshooting Installations" for help).