Yes it is possible and usefull too. All you should have on a fast lan is a
fileserver.
But:
1. the plan9 terminal must configure the network before it connects to
the auth server either through dhcp or through a static configuration in the
boot configuration
2. somewhere in the setup of the terminal or the auth server you have
to use a hostname that goes into the nvram, that can be reached at boot time. I
can't remember where it was, but it was one of my bigger struggles with the
plan9 setup.
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to setup my first multi-host Plan 9 system.
> I was thinking about running file server/auth server on a VPS so that
> I can access it from anywhere.
>
> I configured cpu service on my VPS and I can connect to it via
> drawterm. But when I try to boot a terminal that is configured to use
> it as auth server, the terminal stops with a message:
> mount: auth_proxy: authread: auth protocol not finished.
>
> But is it actually possible to have the auth server and terminal not
> on the same LAN? Every configuration example I've seen has all the
> resources on the same IP address block.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Paul Anokhin
