Envizex and Entria Netstations

[Scott Maxwell]

Would anyone be able to direct me to some online documentation for setting up some X clients I am a coop student and have been asked to set up a server and three clients

I have installed the Netstation software on a
Class D hp machine running hpux 11

but unfortunetly have little idea of where to go from here....and have been able to find little or no actual documentation.

Any help would be much appreciated thank you

Scott

[Kelli Ward]

Learn about configuring bootp in your server.
If bootps is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf and your /etc/bootptab is configured properly it should work.
You can do this through SAM in Network Configuration.
Enable bootpd (In the Network Services section)
Configure the systems allowed to boot to your D-Class also in Network Configuration in SAM, but I can't remember where off hand.
You will need to give it the MAC Address of each of your clients, the Entria and/or Envizex bootfile and possibly a vaild IP address for each client. (Be sure to add the hostname and IP address of each client into your /etc/hosts file.)
Good Luck and have fun,
Kel

[Wodisch]

Hello Scott,

there was a tool named "xtadm" in the past - it should still be there (after installing the X-terminal software).
Use that to handle the configuration of BOOTP (/etc/bootptab, and /etc/inetd.conf) and TFTP (/etc/passwd, and /etc/inetd.conf).

HTH,
Wodisch

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi:

I've attached a typical bootptab; note the entries near the end for xterm & xterm2. You will need entries very similar in you /etc/bootptab. You should get the MAC address from a label on your Entria and it is placed in the 'ha' field. You need to set your IP address (ip), Gateway (gw), and subnet mask (sm) and you should then be very close. Make sure that your bootpd is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf. Kill the existing bootpd if it is running and then try to start your xterms. The other thing that is necessary is that your D-box be an NFS server and export the /opt/hpxt directory.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi:

I've attached a typical bootptab; note the entries near the end for xterm & xterm2. You will need entries very similar in you /etc/bootptab. You should get the MAC address from a label on your Entria and it is placed in the 'ha' field. You need to set your IP address (ip), Gateway (gw), and subnet mask (sm) and you should then be very close. Make sure that your bootpd is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf. Kill the existing bootpd if it is running and then try to start your xterms. The other thing that is necessary is that your D-box be an NFS server and export the /opt/hpxt directory.

[Alex Glennie]

fyi :

/opt/hpxt/enware2/share/doc/techref/html/ns9index.html comes installed as part of the on-line reference material, biundled with the netstation 8 & 9 software. The older enware s/w only comes in postscript format I believe. The Technical Reference guide is v.good !

As to configuring the xterminal/bootptab entry : use Sam -> Enware/Netstation administration -> xtadm or just run xtadm on the command line as said above.

[Scott Maxwell]

Thank you all for your help....I have activated bootp, tftp and nfs (and exported the dir)

Unfortunetly I am still having the same problem....the bootptab looks correct (at least compared to the sample one given)

but for some reason I still can't get the terminals to even find the server.....

I am unable to even telnet to the server (I do have telnet activated)

is there anythign on client side that needs to be configured other than the information entered in the bootptab and the fileservers?

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Scott:

Let's not overlook the obvious. You are using 10-Base settings on your ehternet switch aren't you. At this point, I would hard-set the switch to 10HD.

[Alex Glennie]

Client configuration required ? Answer is YES !

The xterminals .... did they come from another site ? I presume so as they are not new ....

So did you factory default them or reset / input the correct network, subnet and hostname details into them via the config gui on the xterminal ? as per the tech ref guide ?

also these beasts normally output errors either to their screen or to the config->Diagnostics->log file accessible via the config screen on the xterminal : ie interupt the boot and go in and check these !

fyi : to factory default them either use the config gui or after the xterminal beeps twice at boot time hit and keep depressed the key however if telnet is not working I'd be tempted to check ping and nslookup output from the hpux server to the xterminal first .......

[Kelli Ward]

Hi,
Make sure the path to your bootfile is defined in the /etc/bootptab in the hd= section or in the tftp section of the /etc/inetd.conf file.
If you use the inetd.conf file, be sure to reread the file with inetd -c, also be sure to have at least read permissions for everyone on the bootfile. chmod 444 will ensure this for you. If the boot programs/systems do not have permission to read the file, your system will never boot.
Good luck!
Kel

[Wodisch]

Scott,

are your "clients" and your "server" actually located within the same LAN, i.e. NO router between them?
The "BOOTP query" packet from the "clients" have to travel to the "server" and since they are broadcasts, they cannot do this over a router!
If you cannot get into the setup of the X-terminals, keep the rightmost function key (F12?) pressed for a very long time - do you see the setup dialog now?

HTH,
Wodisch