[SunRescue] Re(2): [SunRescue] IPX

[Mark Davies]

In message <fc.000f738b001169513b9aca00ef325c1f.116977 at STEV.net>, Tim
Hauber <Tim_Hauber at STEV.net> writes
>rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
>>Alternativly you could (if you have a transponder AUI --> BNC) just
>>attch it top a LAN and use a X-server program, this will allow you to
>>use your system as if you where using the screen. Most X-servers will
>>hunt out an IP address so you don't need to specify one. The oonly
>>downsid of this is, what OS you have on it and if it is booting all the
>>way. Solaris 2.6 starts XDM atomatically, Solaris 1.x does not. So you
>>would need to telnet into it and start XDM or export the display.
>
>this wouldn't work very well on a machine with no OS, and if the machine
>has default Prom settings it is probably trying to netboot out the AUI
>port (the default diagnostic boot is netboot)

That is why I pointed out the 2 items above, what OS and how far it
gets.

Cheers..
Mark Davies    http://www.uunix.demon.co.uk

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