To connect A/UX 2.0 and 3.0 to a network with TCP/IP and NFS:
1) Prepare Ethernet hardware (EtherTalk Card, Coax Ethernet cable, and
terminators) and Internet information (Host name, Domain name, IP
address,Broadcast address, and netmask), which will be asked for later.
2) Bring A/UX 2.0 or 3.0 up in single-user mode.
3) Create an NFS kernel with both client and server capabilities. To do
this type the command:
# /etc/newconfig nfs
The "/etc/newconfig nfs" command automatically adds the appropriate
modules to the kernel for using NFS.
While newconfig is running, the Internet information mentioned in step 1
will be asked for.
4) Restart A/UX, by selecting Restart from the Special menu:
5) If A/UX is to be a NFS server, the exported file system(s) must be
listed in the /etc/exports file. For instance, the entire root file
system exported to a host named "sun1", the file should contain:
/ sun1
6) Update the /etc/hosts file to include all hosts that A/UX communicates
with, and update the /etc/hosts.equiv file to include your trusted
hosts. Also, let other hosts, like Sun or AIX, know about your A/UX
hostname and IP address.
7) Modify the /etc/fstab file to mount your local and remote NFS file
systems.
8) Bring A/UX to multi-user mode. To do this, boot to single user mode and
then type the command:
# init 2
9) All TCP/IP and NFS network services, like "rlogin", "ftp", "rcp",
"telnet", "showmount", "netstat", "nfsstat", "mount", "ping" and so on,
are now ready to perform. "ping" is a nice tool to use to see if your
A/UX and/or other hosts are talking to each other.
This process is described in more detail in the "A/UX Network System Administration" manual.
Article Change History:
1 Sept 1994 - Reviewed.
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