NEWBIE: Needs help setting up Intranet/Internet on Cable...

[Jeffrey Hamlin]

I purchased a HP9000 series 735, and during the setup, I bypassed the
installation of an IP address, etc. I have it running stand-alone.

Now that I have Cable Modem and a router, I want to add the HP9000 onto my
Intranet/Internet. I forgot the instructions for doing so. Can anyone help?
I cannot seem to find the information on it in either help system.

I have not upgraded the OS to 10.x, still running 9.x..

Thanx

[Berlene Herren_1]

Jeffrey, to assign an IP address, you can run SAM, manually edit the
/etc/netlinkrc and /etc/hosts file, or I believe you can run #set_parms.

Berlene

[Jeffrey Hamlin]

Berlene,
Thanks for your help. I typed SAM and had "not found" as the response. I then
tried sam, and got the same.

Now, I typed #set_param, and if the OS accepted it, I do not know because
nothing happened. If I type set_param, I get an error.

I appreciate your help.

[John_Hancock]

sam is lower case and is in /usr/sbin so type

/usr/sbin/sam

at the shell prompt.

Similarly set_parms is in /sbin/set_parms

John

[Shannon Petry]

Boy, you will have a whole lot to learn if you can not find sam! If you really want to learn UNIX/HP-UX, perhaps get "System Administration" by O'Reilly and Associates or something like it.

That being said, there are many other problems with JUST assigning an IP address and hoping the cable modem will work.

First, MY cable provider requires DHCP. ( I have bypassed this, but many dont allow you to).

Next, my DHCP server requires HOSTNAME and DOMAIN NAME resolution from the client. I.E. When connecting to the DHCP server, my box passes the output of /usr/bin/hostname and the domain as defined in resolv.conf. Once these are passed, then I get an IP address.

Since CABLE companies deal mostly with Windblows, there are some differences you need to know. UNIX is case sensative with EVERYTHING. Windblows is UNICASE for Networking. You may be assigned the hostname "CABLE444" from the cable company. This needs to be "cable444".
I would recommend that you use "/sbin/set_parms" to change all information for hostname, domain name, and networking unless you KNOW what your doing. SAM does not always change boot files correctly, so use with caution.

Also, make sure that you don't confuse NIS domain name with DNS domain name. This can not be configured untill your NIC is working and you can talk to your cable modem properly.


Regards,
Shannon