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@@ -546,16 +546,18 @@ dialog --title "CONFIGURATION TYPE FOR '$HOSTNM.$DOMAIN'" \ If you have an internal network card and an assigned IP address, gateway, \ and DNS, use the 'static IP' choice to enter these values. If your IP \ address is assigned by a DHCP server (commonly used by cable modem and DSL \ -services), select 'DHCP'. If you do not have a network card, select \ -the 'loopback' choice. You may also select 'NetworkManager' if you would \ -like to have the NetworkManager daemon automatically handle your wired and \ +services), select 'DHCP'. Select 'NetworkManager' if you would like to \ +have the NetworkManager daemon automatically handle your wired and \ wireless network interfaces (this is simple and usually works). \ -Which type of network setup would you like?" 20 77 5 \ -"SLAAC" "Use only IPv6 SLAAC to configure ethernet" \ +IPv6 networks may also use SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration) to \ +assign an address based on Router Advertisments. If you do not have a \ +network card, select the 'loopback' choice. \n\ +Which type of network setup would you like?" 22 77 5 \ "static IP" "Use a static IPv4 or IPv6 address to configure ethernet" \ "DHCP" "Use a DHCP (IPv4 or IPv6) server to configure ethernet" \ -"loopback" "Set up a loopback connection (modem or no net)" \ -"NetworkManager" "Autoconfigure network using NetworkManager" 2> $TMP/reply +"NetworkManager" "Autoconfigure network using NetworkManager" \ +"SLAAC" "Use SLAAC to configure ethernet (IPv6 only)" \ +"loopback" "Set up a loopback connection (modem or no net)" 2> $TMP/reply if [ $? = 1 -o $? = 255 ]; then rm -f $TMP/reply exit |