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- From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
- Subject: Re: AUX Puppy in ethernet trouble
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- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 12:14:15 GMT
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- kturner@moose.uvm.edu (Kevin Turner) writes:
-
- >We just got a brand new, straight from the cd-rom aux 3.0 (on an FX).
- >How do we get set up for the internet? We unfortunately got no
- >manuals (it's a demo machine). We have some unix configuration
- >experience (a decstation 5000), but can't seem to figure out how
- >to set this guy up.
-
- This will be a brief overview:
-
- First of all, you need the hardware capability to hook-up to the ethernet.
- This means you need a EtherNet NuBus card. I recomend the Asante MacCon 64
- card; it's register compatible with the Apple card but cheaper and faster.
-
- Next, after you've installed the card you'll need to get an IP address from
- your network administrator. This address uniquely specifies your machine out
- of all the ones on the net so don't "guess" what this value is! The
- form of the address is something like XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. Don't attempt to
- access the net (or use network-related programs) until you have this number.
-
- Finally, you'll need to tell A/UX to install whatever code might be needed
- to use the net. You do this by telling A/UX to configure itself for
- Ethernet support:
-
- $ newconfig bnet
-
- As A/UX is adjusting itself, it will ask you some questions such as your
- IP address and your hostname (you'll also need to get this from your net-admin
- or, at least, have your net-admin assure you that one you want is unique
- on _your_ net. For example, you might want to call your hostname "demofx"
- and your net-admin will let you know if that name is okay. He/she should
- also tell you the domain name of your network. For example, the hostname
- of the machine you posted with was "moose" and the domain name was "uvm.edu"
- making the complete hostname of the system "moose.uvm.edu"... the IIfx
- will have a similar type name).
-
- Once the configuration is done and you reboot the system, you should have
- ethernet support and access.
- --
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- Jim Jagielski NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4
- jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, MD 20771
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- "Squeak. Squeak, I tell you, squeak."
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