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so that Ethernet is listed first (which is commonly used).

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<tertiary>Ethernet</tertiary>
</indexterm>
<para>There are three types of network installations available.
Serial port (SLIP or PPP), Parallel port (PLIP (laplink cable)),
or Ethernet (a standard Ethernet controller (includes some
PCMCIA)).</para>
Ethernet (a standard Ethernet controller), Serial port
(SLIP or PPP), or Parallel port (PLIP (laplink cable)).</para>
<para>For the fastest possible network installation, an
Ethernet adapter is always a good choice! FreeBSD supports most
common PC Ethernet cards; a table of supported cards (and their
required settings) is provided in the Hardware Notes for each
release of FreeBSD. If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA
Ethernet cards, also be sure that it is plugged in
<emphasis>before</emphasis> the laptop is powered on! FreeBSD does
not, unfortunately, currently support hot insertion of PCMCIA cards
during installation.</para>
<para>You will also need to know your IP address on the network,
the netmask value for your address class, and the name of your
machine. If you are installing over a PPP connection and do not
have a static IP, fear not, the IP address can be dynamically
assigned by your ISP. Your system administrator can tell you
which values to use for your particular network setup. If you
will be referring to other hosts by name rather than IP address,
you will also need a name server and possibly the address of a
gateway (if you are using PPP, it is your provider's IP address)
to use in talking to it. If you want to install by FTP via a
HTTP proxy, you will also need the proxy's address.
If you do not know the answers to all or most of these questions,
then you should really probably talk to your system administrator
or ISP <emphasis>before</emphasis> trying this type of
installation.</para>
<para>The SLIP support is rather primitive, and limited primarily
to hard-wired links, such as a serial cable running between a
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possible over a serial line (up to 50&nbsp;kbytes/sec), thus resulting
in a quicker installation.</para>
<para>Finally, for the fastest possible network installation, an
Ethernet adapter is always a good choice! FreeBSD supports most
common PC Ethernet cards; a table of supported cards (and their
required settings) is provided in the Hardware Notes for each
release of FreeBSD. If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA
Ethernet cards, also be sure that it is plugged in
<emphasis>before</emphasis> the laptop is powered on! FreeBSD does
not, unfortunately, currently support hot insertion of PCMCIA cards
during installation.</para>
<para>You will also need to know your IP address on the network,
the netmask value for your address class, and the name of your
machine. If you are installing over a PPP connection and do not
have a static IP, fear not, the IP address can be dynamically
assigned by your ISP. Your system administrator can tell you
which values to use for your particular network setup. If you
will be referring to other hosts by name rather than IP address,
you will also need a name server and possibly the address of a
gateway (if you are using PPP, it is your provider's IP address)
to use in talking to it. If you want to install by FTP via a
HTTP proxy, you will also need the proxy's address.
If you do not know the answers to all or most of these questions,
then you should really probably talk to your system administrator
or ISP <emphasis>before</emphasis> trying this type of
installation.</para>
<sect3>
<title>Before Installing via NFS</title>