Re: network type console and /etc/ttys

2004-03-09 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
Matthew Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:07:09PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: Seems like basic stuff, but I've never seen mention of it before. Actually this comes up on this list quite regularly. Search for 'remote console access' in the list archives. The

Re: network type console and /etc/ttys

2004-03-09 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 11:27:35AM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: Matthew Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:07:09PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: Seems like basic stuff, but I've never seen mention of it before. Actually this comes up on this list quite

Re: network type console and /etc/ttys

2004-03-09 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
Matthew Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ... It's pretty pointless having a remote console if you can't type 'boot' into it. And it's hard to have the network interface configured and up, with network comms programs running when the system is sitting at the boot-loader prompt. H. I was

Re: network type console and /etc/ttys

2004-03-08 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:07:09PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: /etc/ttys has a field called type and says that network is an option, but I can't find that expanded upon in its manpage or in the Handbook or FAQ. I've tried googling, but my searches either return a small list with no