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Boot option nodhcp
When you need to set up a TinyCore box with a fixed IP address, you can not use DHCP
Adding the boot parameter nodhcp to the grub.cfg file (or its cousin from syslinux) will disable DHCP,
To manually set the IP address for your box, enter the commands as given below:
ifconfig eth0 down ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.128 netmask 255.255.255.0 ifconfig eth0 up
You can also create a script containing these commands, and arrange for it to be executed after boot.