[Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

2010-10-26 Thread David Leeming
Just received a small mini PC machine for an application at last minute, to my horror only one Ethernet port not two as specified. In this location WAN not needed (for the time being) as no Internet access. Can I configure it to work with the single port working normally as the LAN (i.e. fu

Re: [Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

2010-10-26 Thread Jerry Vonau
On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 15:07 +1100, David Leeming wrote: > Just received a small mini PC machine for an application at last > minute, to my horror only one Ethernet port not two as specified. > > > > In this location WAN not needed (for the time being) as no Internet > access. > > > > Can I

Re: [Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

2010-10-26 Thread Tom Parker
On Tue, 2010-10-26 at 23:31 -0500, Jerry Vonau wrote: > > Can I configure it to work with the single port working normally as > > the LAN (i.e. functioning as the eth1 interface in default case)? > > If all you need to do is rename eth0 to eth1 just run as root: > xs-swapnics > > and then reboo

Re: [Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

2010-10-26 Thread David Leeming
Thanks Jerry Would that leave the machine with all the normal services running on that single Ethernet port, and otherwise function exactly as the eth1 network on a machine with two NICs? I guess I'll find out soon enough... My second question, is if there are any instructions on setting up a s

Re: [Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

2010-10-26 Thread David Leeming
Tom That seems clear enough to me! I will give it a go and confirm back. I had not seen that section or overlooked it. Tahnks. David Leeming Solomon Islands Rural Link -Original Message- From: Tom Parker [mailto:t...@carrott.org] Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2010 4:22 p.m. To: Jerry

Re: [Server-devel] How to configure XS with only one Ethernet port

2010-10-26 Thread Jerry Vonau
On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 16:26 +1100, David Leeming wrote: > Thanks Jerry > > Would that leave the machine with all the normal services running on that > single Ethernet port, and otherwise function exactly as the eth1 network on a > machine with two NICs? I guess I'll find out soon enough... > Ye