---Johnathan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Renzo but I am going to need alot of hand holding and I do
> knot know if you would like to help me that much?? I am need to linux
> and my job needs this done but next week. do you think I can get it
> done??
Yes...
>
> Will I have a few questions
> (PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME, I AM A PROGRAMMER NOT
> A NETWORK ADMIN)
>
> 1) The how doc got me lost. so maybe you can send me
> the how-to for dummay version.
First you need a cable between the parallel ports, conected this way:
1 disconnected
2-15
3-13
4-12
5-10
6-11
15-2
13-3
12-4
10-5
11-6
17-17
25-25
don't conect the other pins.
then if you have the cable, edit your /etc/hosts file and add:
192.168.1.1 desktop #desktop box IP address
192.168.1.2 think #thinkpad box IP address
then try to see if plip support is enabled, so type:
"ifconfig plip1 desktop pointopoint think up" if it worked if you type
just ifconfig you'll get:
plip1 Link encap:10Mbps Ethernet HWaddr FC:FC:C8:00:00:01
inet addr:192.168.1.1 P-t-P:192.168.1.2 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
Interrupt:7 Base address:0x378
if it failed, try to load the plip module typing "insmod plip" then
type "lsmod" and if you get something like:
Module: #pages: Used by:
plip 3 0
then it will work and you need to repeat the ifconfig stuff.
if it didn't work mail me again cause it's a longer explanation, and
maybe in this time should be avoided...
so.. at this time you have the interface enabled on the desktop box,
then add the route to the thinkpad box "route add think", and if nfs
server isn't loaded type:
#rpc.portmap
#rpc.mountd
#rpc.nfsd
but I guess it's not needed on your case. Now edit your /etc/exports
file to allow the thinkpad box access the cdrom filesystem (I suppose
cdrom mounted on /cdrom)
/cdrom think (ro)
now the desktop part is finished, then begin with the thinkpad one,
insert your installationboot disk and reboot the machine, when the
installation process ask for wich network support you need then choose
plip interface, answer the IP address questions according to the hosts
file you edited on the desktop, and when you are asked about the
installation media choose nfs and answer the questions as indicated,
if you need more info, ask giving all the info you can to allow me
help you better...
>
> 2) How can I check to see if the desktop hows NFS installation?
>
trying to mount from the remote machine... if it doesn't work create a
.klogin on the root homedir to allow a remote connection from the
other box, check "man .klogin" for details.
> PLEASE SEND ME ALL THE HELP YOU CAN. MAYBE I CAN WRITE A JAVA
> PROGRAM FOR YOU AFTER THIS
could be a good idea :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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