Re: TEMPORARILY setting qfe2 to be a DHCP server?


Dear DoN, Darren, Christopher, whoever else!

To a switch -- or a hub -- or make a crossover cable by crimping
the wires to these pins at the two ends:

Great news! That was it!!

First of all, a crossover cable came with my D-Link router, so I had
one already. :-)

Second, as soon as I plugged it into qfe2 with the crossover
cable, I had all the same lights that were on when it was plugged into the
D-Link router.

Third, I typed "https://192.1.1.1"; in my firefox, on the Linux, and
after a LONG delay, I still got "The connection has timed out".

However, I started the Sun web browser, which is netscape.

I typed 192.1.1.1 into its URL/address box, and VOILA!

I logged in. I set an administrator's password!

The hardest is indeed over! I'm talking to it! :-)

I don't absolutely HAVE to change its IP address, and so I didn't
this time, but I'm going to.

It is asking for the following: IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway
Address, and Interface Mode.

I know (or at least I'll think about and select an) IP address. :-)
If Subnet Mask is what I know generally as a netmask, I'll be able to put
something appropriate in there.

Gateway address...? I don't WANT this "talking" on the Internet.
What should go here, if the Sun routes are okay?

Interface Mode is a menu with: auto-negotiate, 10 Mb/sec (half or
full duplex), 10 Mb/sec half-duplex, 10 Mb/sec, full-duplex, 100 Mb/sec
(half or full duplex), 100 Mb/sec, half-duplex, and 100 Mb/sec,
full-duplex. (I'll likely leave it at auto-negotiate...)

DoN had recently suggested using a different non-routable block, such
as starting with 172.16. I'm open to suggestions on what would be best
for me to set the IP address (and the other stuff) to! :-)

I am intending for this to be used primarily from the Linux system.
(The reason for this is some of the serial devices I have also "work with"
programs or large/multiple files I have on the Linux system, though the
seven terminals I expect I could allow Solaris to use.)

There is a driver for Linux as well as Solaris, so I'll be getting
both. However, the Linux system, attached to the Sun via another qfe
port, will be the primary user.

I do not want even a hint of a connection to the cable
modem/Internet.

Great success, though! I want to thank you, who told me I needed a
crossover cable much faster than I would have figured out without you!
:-)

Barry
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Barry L. Bond | http://home.cfl.rr.com/os9barry/
Software Engineer, ITT Corporation | (My personal home web page, last
bbondATcfl.rr.com | updated February 17, 2005)
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