This is one of our weaknesses in this release. A JumpBox requires DHCP for configuration at this point. You can boot from a Linux ISO like Slax. Slax will mount the root disk and you can edit /mnt/sda1/etc/network/interfaces with mcedit. It should look like this:

# The loopback network interface

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback


# The primary network interface

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

        address 192.168.1.15

        netmask 255.255.255.0

        gateway 192.168.1.1

We are working on resolving this in a simple matter. And there are several other ways to accomplish this.

How do I install the MediaWiki appliance on a machine in a remote colo center? DHCP is not available, so I need to be able to set the IP address, DNS and default route manually.

Did I miss something or is this impossible on the JumpBox MediaWiki appliance?

The remote machine is a Ubuntu server running VMware Server.

I can press Alt-F2 and get to the login, but since we haven't completed the setup, I haven't seen the password go by.

Suggestions?