tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett) (02/27/91)
jason@cbmami.UUCP (Jason Goldberg) writes: > I have an A3000UX, I have ethernet cards in the A3000UX as well as in a > A3000, and 2 A2500/030's, I want to create a network. I understand I need > to make the A3000UX a server, but the docs are very unclear on what I need > to do to accomplish this. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks, > First, let me say that my advice is probably worth somewhat less than oyu're paying for it. I am NOT a networking expert. Having said that let me offer you my advice :-) Look for clues in the docs with your A3000/ux on what if anything you have to mark or change in order to export a file system. You may not have to chang anything. Next, look to make sure that you have "daemons" -- utility files that run in their own process, are started as part of the startup process, and exist to service incoming requests for specific services. For some examples, tcp/ip (the DoD protocols upon which NFS works) defines some basic services: rlogin, rsh, rcp, telent, ftp, etc. For each of these CLIENT utilities there has to be a matching SERVER daemon utility. In ancient Greek mythology, daemons were little spirits that acted as liasons between gods and mortals. So, here I am on my Amiga PC and I want to rlogin to another machine which will assume the role of the server. My rlogin command ("rlogin bigstuff") looks into the hosts file (usually /etc/hosts) to find the internet address assigned (by you?) to the name "bigstuff". It then tries to establish the connection to that address and hopefully bigstuff's rlogind (it's equivalent daemon) answers back with a login. Ditto for ftp or rcp -- they each get serviced by ftpd or rcpd. Now the harder part -- mounting a remotely exported file system. Your clinet will, after the right drivers and things get running, issue a command like "net use K: //bigstuff/myfile" ... syntax and punctuation may vary. But the idea is that bigstuff has a file that tells it you have the right ot mount a drive in a filesystem. My example is from PC-NFS mounting a unix file area as an MS-DOS drive device. On Amiga it may be NET: not K: and it might even be MOUNT not NET USE. Sorry, hate to say this, but RTFM :-( BTW, where is that FM anyway.... :-) This si really too big to tackle in a single message, but maybe a combined influx of mail will let a picture emerge for you. Finding where to start is toughest -- you can't ask specific questions such as why don't this here thing work like the book says? Your priority ought to be to get that book. Check B. Daltons' for an NFS (Unix) book if you have to. And, may the Schwartz be with you! Travis -- Travis Bissett NSTAR conferencing site 219-289-0287 internet: tbissett@nstar.rn.com 1300 newsgroups - 8 inbound lines uucp: ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!tbissett 99 file areas - 4300 megabytes --- backbone news & mail feeds available - contact larry@nstar.rn.com ---