* Add docs about preseeding a fallback to a static IP if dhcp fails.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
index 539161d0d..a5f1f2dc2 100644
--- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -509,8 +509,17 @@ d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
 # it, this might be useful.
 #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
 
-# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
+# If you prefer to configure the network manually, uncomment this line and
+# the static network configuration below.
 #d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
+
+# If you want the preseed file to work on systems both with and without 
+# a dhcp server, uncomment these lines and the static network configuration
+# below.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_failed note
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_options select Configure network manually
+
+# Static network configuration.
 #d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
 #d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
 #d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0