Source: netcfg Section: debian-installer Priority: optional Maintainer: David Whedon Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 2.1.18), dpkg-dev (>= 1.7.0), cdebconf-dev Standards-Version: 3.1.1 Package: netcfg-dhcp Architecture: any Depends: cdebconf-udeb, dhcpcd-udeb Provides: configured-network XBC-Installer-Menu-Item: 2 Description: Configure the network via DHCP Many networks allow automatic configuration via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If you are on a corporate network, a cable modem, some DSL connections, or have any other sort of dynamic IP for Ethernet, you will likely be able to configure via DHCP. If you have information such as IP address, netmask, gateway, then DHCP is not appropriate. Package: netcfg-static Architecture: any Depends: cdebconf-udeb Provides: configured-network XBC-Installer-Menu-Item: 2 Description: Configure a static network If you have information such as IP address, netmask, gateway, then you will be able to configure a static network. If you don't know this information, you should ask you system administrator.