25.9. ip= boot option returns an error

Using the ip= boot option format ip=[ip address] for example, ip=192.168.1.1 returns the error message Fatal for argument 'ip=[insert ip here]'\n sorry, unknown value [ip address] refusing to continue.

In previous releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the boot option format was:

ip=192.168.1.15 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.1.254 nameserver=192.168.1.250 hostname=myhost1

However, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, the boot option format is:

ip=192.168.1.15::192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:myhost1::none: nameserver=192.168.1.250

To resolve the issue, use the format: ip=ip::gateway:netmask:hostname:interface:none where: