Deb-Installer: Possible to set IP using a boot parameter?

From	Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Deb-Installer: Possible to set IP using a boot parameter?
Date	2017-03-28 18:20 +0200
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List, good afternoon,

Does anyone know whether there is a Debian-Installer boot parameter 
that enables a specific, static, IP to be set for use during the 
installation process?

I've checked the Installer guide, s 5.3 boot parameters [1], where a 
parameter to disable DHCP autoconfig is described but I'd like to be 
able to set a specific IP as well.

(The reason for wanting this, if possible, is that I will have to 
install onto a bare motherboard and disks, without screen or keyboard, 
and I'd like to control this install over SSH (if the installer would 
also start it) from another machine.  I have seen that this can be 
arranged using a pre-seeding file [2, 3] - which I found a bit 
complicated - but I am hoping there may be a simpler way for my case. 
  ... Perhaps not, albeit.)

Is there a definitive list of all the installer's boot parameters and 
values, anywhere?  Or are the parameters literally those described in 
s 5.3 of the installer guide?

Grateful for any info,

regards, Ron

[1] https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch05s03.html.en

[2] https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apb.html.en
( and http://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/example-preseed.txt )

[3] 
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apbs02.html.en#preseed-bootparms

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Deb-Installer: Possible to set IP using a boot parameter? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2017-03-28 18:20 +0200
  Re: Deb-Installer: Possible to set IP using a boot parameter? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-28 19:20 +0200
    Re: Deb-Installer: Possible to set IP using a boot parameter? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2017-03-31 13:20 +0200
      Re: Deb-Installer: Possible to set IP using a boot parameter? Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2017-03-31 19:10 +0200

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