mwu@TERI.BIO.UCI.EDU (Matt Wu) (12/14/90)
After attempting to configure my machine for network use and rebooting it, it refused to come back up. It stopped with the message "checking system files ..." and would go no further. I guess I was being stupid when I figured that I could use NetManager without a major calamity. I _thought_ I was following the instructions in the Network and System Administration manual step by step, but I probably messed up somewhere along the way. All I wanted to do was connect my roommate's computer to mine using Ethernet Thin. Now I just want to get the NeXTStation up and running again. If anyone can help out, I'd really appreciate it. Matt Wu mwu@teri.bio.uci.edu
mwu@teri.bio.uci.edu (Matt Wu) (12/14/90)
Sorry about solving my own problem so soon after asking for help ... After figuring out how to get into the ROM Monitor and booting single-user Unix from there, I randomly moved and replaced files (not the best solution, I suppose, but it worked) and discovered the problem was in my /etc/hostconfig file. After replacing it with the old file, it booted up fine. Apparently what had happened was that I had set INETADDR and IPBROADCAST to the same number with NetManager. I had assumed that's the way it worked - only one IP number per machine - but I guess I'll have to find some documentation on IP addressing sometime soon. Anyway, although the solution was simple, it was pretty much a guess that solved the problem. Maybe the gurus out there would have known what to do immediately, but some of us are students who purchased NeXT machines because a) they're cool and b) they're relatively inexpensive. I don't know. Maybe I'm being silly, but I think there should be some safeguards in the software to prevent users from doing stupid things (which I somehow often end up doing :-) Thanks to anyone who responded (or would have responded). Matt Wu mwu@teri.bio.uci.edu