Bug 67124 - RFE: Set netmask to /24 network by default
Summary: RFE: Set netmask to /24 network by default
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 9
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-06-20 11:16 UTC by e
Modified: 2007-03-27 03:54 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-10-05 02:42:08 UTC
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Description e 2002-06-20 11:16:51 UTC 
Description of Problem:
It would be nice if the netmask was automatically filled out to assume a
/24 network. Though I can see reasons against doing that (ie it can be wrong
and people not knowing will leave it wrong).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Milan beta 2
Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2002-06-20 15:17:01 UTC 
Will look into.
Comment 2 David Balažic 2003-01-28 13:23:27 UTC 
In Phoebe this is now done in the TUI install :
  - after entering IP, netmask is filled
  - then also gateway and first DNS server is filled ( it seems that the 
network part is copied from the interface IP, the rest is filled 
with "standard" values )

But this is only in TUI install, in GUI nothing gets automatically filled.

So consider this a RFE for adding this functionality in the GUI install.

BTW, why is this marked as a "Beta Only" bug ?
Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2004-10-05 02:42:08 UTC 
I'm not planning to implement this at present for graphical install.
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