Re: Installing Etch on Sun Ultra 2

[Peter Rohrer <peter.rohrer@gmx.ch>]

Am Donnerstag, 6. Dezember 2007 17:07 schrieb Yannick Palanque:
> 2007-12-06T15:51:36+0100, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr>:
> > > By "connect directly", I mean connecting the Athlon and the Sun
> > > by Ethernet without the intermediary of the router...
> >
> > Sorry, but this sentence does not seem to match the diagram. You
> > mean "the Pentium", not "the Athlon"? Which one is the DHCP server?
>
> Yes, I mean the Athlon. Currently, the only DHCP server is the
> router.
>
In a perfect World, you would be able to set up the DHCP server on the 
router in a way it serves the Ultra 2 with all needed Information (IP, 
Network, Netmask, default gateway, IP of the TFTP Bootserver). 
Unfortunately, this is most likely not the case.
So I would set up DHCP on the computer you also use for TFTP file 
serving. If you want to be on the save side, connect this computer 
directly to the Sun (You may need a crossed Ethernetcable). After the 
Sun has bootet and you are in the installer, you can connect the the 
sun directly to the router.
You could also disable the DHCP-Server on the router and connect both 
the Sun and the PC with the DHCP/TFTP-Server to the router. Consumer 
class routers often only route between the internet and a built-in 
switch, so all ports on the "Lan"-side are on the same switch.

Have Fun

Peter