Why does a kickstart installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 work when using a DHCP IP address, but not when providing a static IP address for the network adapter?

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Release Found: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Problem: Anaconda fails to properly set up networking in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 during a kickstart installation if a static IP address is supplied for the network adapter on the system to be installed.

One or all of the following symptoms may be observed:

  • Boot using anaconda with the ...

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