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author | peter <peter@FreeBSD.org> | 1995-09-18 16:53:06 +0000 |
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committer | peter <peter@FreeBSD.org> | 1995-09-18 16:53:06 +0000 |
commit | 89e0ab3dba9ef542f52287fd1820072c4de7d393 (patch) | |
tree | d8d32666544a3c5d9db7a5472c5fa4292681da66 /usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/network_device.hlp | |
parent | ea496cc61fd7886ad990ab3876ac97ea2530a3bd (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-89e0ab3dba9ef542f52287fd1820072c4de7d393.zip FreeBSD-src-89e0ab3dba9ef542f52287fd1820072c4de7d393.tar.gz |
This mega-commit brings in Jordan's latest sysinstall version..
This looks like it was developed offline, and is being spammed over the
top of the existing. "That's fine by me! I dont really care how you do
it, just get it in there..." said Jordan in a conversation a short while
ago...
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/network_device.hlp b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/network_device.hlp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..95c42ae --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/network_device.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +You can do network installations over 3 types of communications links: + + Serial port: SLIP / PPP + Parallel port: PLIP (laplink cable) + Ethernet: A standard ethernet controller (includes some PCMCIA). + +SLIP support is rather primitive and limited primarily to hard-wired +links, such as a serial cable running between a laptop computer and +another PC. The link must be hard-wired as the SLIP installation +doesn't currently offer a dialing capability; that facility is provided +with the PPP utility, which should be used in preference to SLIP +whenever possible. When you choose a serial port device, you'll +be given the option later to edit the slattach command before it's +run on the serial line. It is expected that you'll run slattach +(or some equivalent) on the other end of the link at this time and +bring up the line. FreeBSD will then install itself over the link +at speeds of up to 115.2K/baud (the recommended speed for a hardwired +cable). + +If you're using a modem then PPP is almost certainly your only +choice. Make sure that you have your service provider's information +handy as you'll need to know it fairly early in the installation +process. You will need to know, at the minimum, your service +provider's IP address and possibly your own (though you can also leave +it blank and allow PPP to negotiate it with your ISP). You will also +need to know how to use the various "AT commands" to dial the ISP with +your particular brand of modem as the PPP dialer provides only a very +simple terminal emulator and has no "modem capabilities database". + +If a hard-wired connection to another FreeBSD (2.0R or later) machine +is available, you might also consider installing over a "laplink" +parallel port cable. The data rate over the parallel port is much +higher than what is typically possible over a serial line with +speeds of up to 50k/sec. + +Finally, for the fastest possible network installation, an ethernet +adaptor is always a good choice! FreeBSD supports most common PC +ethernet cards, a table of which is provided in the FreeBSD +Hardware Guide (see the Documentation menu on the boot floppy). +If you are using one of the supported PCMCIA ethernet cards, also be +sure that it's plugged in _before_ the laptop is powered on! FreeBSD +does not, unfortunately, currently support "hot insertion" of PCMCIA +cards. + +You will also need to know your IP address on the network, the "netmask" +value for your address class, and the name of your machine. +Your system administrator can tell you which values to use for your +particular network setup. If you will be referring to other hosts by +name rather than IP address, you'll also need a name server and +possibly the address of a gateway (if you're using PPP, it's your +provider's IP address) to use in talking to it. If you do not know +the answers to all or most of these questions, then you should +really probably talk to your system administrator _first_ before +trying this type of installation! |