On Sun 03 Apr 2016 at 10:46:23 +0100, Ron Leach wrote: > Is there a 'boot option' that I can add to the Live CD boot command line > that will let me set a static IP?
It would appear not. Bug #785345 is possibly relevant: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=785345 > If there is, where should I be looking for the definitive syntax of the IP > address setting? > > I'd be very grateful for any advice In the time it might take you to decide you are on a loser you could have installed a minimal Debian to the same USB stick, installed extra packages, set up a static stanza in /e/n/i and done what you want to.