Date: Sun, 7 Nov 99 14:03:53 EST From: Dwight McKay (The Moderator) Reply-To: Suns-at-Home@net-kitchen.com Subject: Suns-at-Home Digest V12 #32 To: Suns-at-Home-List Suns-at-Home Digest Sun, 7 Nov 99 Volume 12 : Issue 32 Today's Topics: Audio connector pinout for SS1 PPP & NAT on Solaris ppp-2.3.10 PPP on Solaris 7 Simple example of PPP on Solaris 2.6 or 7? SS20: two ethernet interfaces? Suns-at-Home Digest V12 #31 (2 msgs) various from Suns-at-Home Digest V12 #31 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Submissions: suns-at-home@net-kitchen.com | | Requests: suns-at-home-request@net-kitchen.com | | WWW Archive access: http://www.net-kitchen.com/~sah | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 17:31:36 +0000 (GMT) From: "Richard J. Pontefract" Subject: Audio connector pinout for SS1 To: suns-at-home@net-kitchen.com I have an SS1 at home, and was trying to find out what the pinout is for the audio connector. I have looked at the FAQ which says to look at the hardware reference. No information in there. Does anyone know what pins are used for what? Rick - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 10:10:10 -0500 From: David Bryant Subject: PPP & NAT on Solaris To: Matthew Plante Check out the two links on http://photon.nepean.uws.edu.au/ppp/index.html. Good information on using IP Filter and PPP for Solaris. At 03:55 PM 10/31/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:14:31 -0400 >From: Matthew Plante >Subject: PPP and IP masquerading >To: Suns-at-Home@tigger.net-kitchen.com > >Hello, > I would like to setup my solaris 7 x86 computer to act as PPP client and >IP masquerader. I have a small personal network, and I would like the >other computers to have access to the internet through this computer. ================================================ David Bryant dbryant@bbnplanet.com ================================================ - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 20:14:52 -0800 From: "jc bernardo" Subject: ppp-2.3.10 To: suns-at-home@net-kitchen.com Hello All, I'm trying to configure ppp-2.3.10 on my ss4 running 2.5.1 I've got it compiled and ready for config. I followed instructions under ppp-2.3.10/SETUP, got the script from their example, and created the /etc/ppp/peers/isp file. Now when I issue the command, # /usr/local/bin/pppd call isp, I get the error: pppd: In file /etc/ppp/peers/isp: Unrecognized option `cuaa` where `cuaa` is the first entry in the /etc/ppp/peers/isp script, referring to where my modem is attached. My translation of that error message is "You've got the wrong syntax." But pppd syntax requires the option . So why this error? When I use # tip cuaa, it communicates with my modem, meaning to say that it's really connected to /dev/cuaa. Anyway, I've tried everything. Including absolute path to the device and still get errors. If anybody can help, I'd truly appreciate it. I can't move on without ppp working properly. Thanks again, JC get your free gURLmAIL at http://www.gURLmAIL.com - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 08:14:29 PST From: "v bender" Subject: PPP on Solaris 7 To: raypfaff@erols.com http://www.phase-one.com.au/ is where you can find the latest pppd for different OSs including Solaris (both SPARC and x86). My strong recommendation is not to waste your time on aspppd as I've spent countless hours trying to get it to work and got zilch out of it. Compiling pppd was a breeze and I got it up in running in 30 minutes on Sun SPARCStation 1+. HOWEVER, older Sun hardware, namely SPARCStation 1, 1+, 2, IPC, IPX have a 38600 baud limitation on the serial ports. There is no way to achieve 56KBPS speeds on these machines. This means that if you hook up a 56K modem the best speed you'll get is 33.6, if you're lucky. Also, I am not sure if the Sun serial ports support variable connection rates. Some say you have to have a fixed rate between the port and the modem, some say you can make it variable; One way or the other, I have NOT BEEN ABLE to achieve more than 1.02KB/s transfer rate, even though I made serial port transfer rate modification in the PROM. My answer to you is also a question to all the Sun box users @ home out there: 1. Is there a way to achieve at least 2-3KB/s transfer rate on a Sun SPARCStation 1+, and if so, what is it??? 2. Do the serial ports on a Sun SPARCStation 1+ in fact support variable transfer rates between the modem and the serial port, or does it have to be a fixed rate, and if so, what is the max. speed supported??? I spent weeks on this and could not get it to work properly!!! If you really want to do dynamic PPP or dialup to your ISP, I suggest buying at least a Sun Ultra1, because they have modern hardware that will support 56K and all the jazz. Just my 2 cents worth. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 99 11:09:55 GMT From: hdavies@rnb.com (Hugh Davies) Subject: Simple example of PPP on Solaris 2.6 or 7? To: Suns-at-Home@net-kitchen.com >Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 12:12:36 -0400 >From: Ray Pfaff >Subject: Simple example of PPP on Solaris 2.6 or 7? >To: Suns-at-Home@tigger.net-kitchen.com > >I've been trying to compile ppp with no joy under Solaris 7 on a Sun IPC. For >the time being, I'd like to use the native Sun PPP support to at least get >*something* up and running. Can someone provide a link or example of how to set >up the files for a simple dial out connection, requiring name and password, >where the IP is provided by the ISP? > Have a look here; http://www.kempston.net/solaris/connect.html Regards, Hugh. - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 20:04:42 +1100 (EST) From: Craig Dewick Subject: SS20: two ethernet interfaces? To: Dwight McKay > Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 15:23:09 -0700 > From: Jan Steinman > Subject: SS20: two ethernet interfaces? > So my question is: are there actually two separate ethernet ports, or > do all the connectors simply connect to the same port? Can I use this > machine as a router as-is, or would I have to add another ethernet > card? There's only one ethernet controller on the SS-20 motherboard. The reason there's both a twisted-pair and AUI output is because there is a twisted pair transceiver already built into the motherboard hardware. If you do really want a second ethernet interface (to run a private network with your machine acting like a firewall, etc.) you need to install an Sbus ethernet or SCSI/ethernet card. Regards, Craig. -- Craig Dewick. Send email to "cdewick@lios.apana.org.au" Point a web browser at 'http://lios.apana.org.au/~cdewick/sun_shack.html' to access my archive of Sun information and links to other places. For info about Sun Ripened Kernels, go to "http://www.sunrk.com.au" - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 22:33:13 -0500 (EST) From: Curt Sampson Subject: Suns-at-Home Digest V12 #31 To: Jan Steinman On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Jan Steinman wrote: > I just got a used SparcStation 20. It has both a 10-base-T and a AUI > ethernet interface connectors, and doing "test network" at the ok > prompt shows two different ethernet tests. > > However, I just installed Solaris 7, and it only configures one: le0. > If there were two separate ports, I would have expected an "le1" or > similar to show up configured. These are just two separate interfaces to a single Ethernet chip. You can use one or the other, not both at the same time. To act as a router you need an Sbus card with an Ethernet interface on it. cjs -- Curt Sampson 917 532 4208 De gustibus, aut bene aut nihil. The most widely ported operating system in the world: http://www.netbsd.org - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 12:05:04 +0000 From: j braham levy Subject: Suns-at-Home Digest V12 #31 To: Suns-at-Home@net-kitchen.com Matthew. Solaris 2.6 and above have ppp included on distribution, so this is no problem. You will need a NAT (Network Address Translation) program to do what you require as well/ I can recommend ip-filter, which can be found on all good sites. There may even be a precompiled version at sunfreeware. This is currently my setup and it all seems to work fine (albeit occasional minor ppp glitches) braham -- j braham levy | Cheshire Data Ltd, email: braham@cheshiredata.co.uk | Cheshire House, email: braham@clarke8.demon.co.uk | Parkway, Tel: +44-1477-534718 (work) | Holmes Chapel, Tel: +44-1782-620580 (home) | Cheshire, CW4 7BA UK. - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 17:37:49 -0500 From: adh@an.bradford.ma.us (Sandwich Maker) Subject: various from Suns-at-Home Digest V12 #31 To: Suns-at-Home-List@tigger.net-kitchen.com, Suns-at-Home@net-kitchen.com "Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 19:31:29 -0400 (EDT) "From: Becki Kain "Subject: old hardware " "is a 670 and/or an IPX worth anything? yes; both will run late-model solarii. the 670 can have up to four cpus, like a sparc-10 or -20. the ipx is about the speed of a sparc-2 - slow by current expectations but adequate for quite a lot, especially if you have only a dial-up internet connection. "Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 12:12:36 -0400 "From: Ray Pfaff "Subject: Simple example of PPP on Solaris 2.6 or 7? " "I've been trying to compile ppp with no joy under Solaris 7 on a Sun IPC. For "the time being, I'd like to use the native Sun PPP support to at least get "*something* up and running. Can someone provide a link or example of how to set "up the files for a simple dial out connection, requiring name and password, "where the IP is provided by the ISP? see celeste stokely's site at www.stokely.com. i think it's also crossreffed from sunhelp.org. __________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay Rubber on the wheel is faster than internet rambler rubber on the heel - Lightnin' adh@an.bradford.ma.us Hopkins, Big Black Cadillac Blues - ------------------------------ End of Suns-at-Home Digest ******************************