this method even though occasionally it does not work.</p>
</dd>
</li>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_ask_for_fixed_ip_address_and_gateway">Ask for fixed IP address and gateway</a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>In this mode the live CD will ask you for a fixed IP address and
+gateway address, and will configure your chosen interface with these.</p>
+</dd>
+</li>
<dt><strong><a name="item_configure_from_the_shell">Configure from the shell</a></strong>
<dd>
gateway.</p>
</dd>
</li>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_qemu_user_network">QEMU user network</a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>This option configures the network for use inside a QEMU user network
+(<a href="http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-doc.html#SEC30">http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-doc.html#SEC30</a>). It
+should only be used by developers.</p>
+</dd>
+</li>
</dl>
<dt><strong><a name="item_devices">Devices</a></strong>
<dt><strong><a name="item_network"><code>network</code></a></strong>
<dd>
-<p>Set this to the choice for network setup. Use either <code>Some Auto</code> or
-<code>Some Shell</code> for auto-configuration or shell (manual) configuration
-respectively.</p>
+<p>Set this to the choice for network setup. Use one of:</p>
+</dd>
+<dl>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_some_auto"><code>Some Auto</code></a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>for auto-configuration</p>
+</dd>
+</li>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_some_static"><code>Some Static</code></a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>to specify the interface, address, netmask and gateway statically</p>
+</dd>
+</li>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_some_shell"><code>Some Shell</code></a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>to launch a shell</p>
+</dd>
+</li>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_some_qemuusernet"><code>Some QEMUUserNet</code></a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>to use a QEMU user network (developers only)</p>
+</dd>
+</li>
+</dl>
+<dt><strong><a name="item_static_network_config"><code>static_network_config</code></a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>This setting only applies if <a href="#item_network"><code>network</code></a> is set to <a href="#item_some_static"><code>Some Static</code></a>,
+in which case you should set this to the static network settings,
+a tuple of (interface, address, netmask, gateway, nameserver):</p>
+</dd>
+<dd>
+<pre>
+ Some ("eth0", "192.168.2.5", "255.255.255.0", "192.168.2.1", "192.168.2.1")</pre>
</dd>
</li>
<dt><strong><a name="item_hypervisor"><code>hypervisor</code></a></strong>