newbie questions

[David Kelley sasdck@unx.sas.com]

>>>>> "Jesse" == Jesse M Hammons <jhammons@rogue.princeton.edu> writes:

Jesse> I have edited and re-edited /lib/ndb/local and I can't figure
Jesse> out how to get hostname resolution working.

[...]

Jesse> sys = jhammons dom=jhammons.student.princeton.edu
Jesse> ip=140.180.150.152 ether=0080AD082589 ipmask=255.255.224.0
Jesse> ipnet=dormnet ip=140.180.128.0 ipmask=255.255.224.0
Jesse> ipgw=140.180.128.1 [followed by protocols, etc]

While we're talking /lib/ndb/local, I'll ask if anyone could post a
/lib/ndb/local SLIP/PPP configuration example as well.  And a chat script
also?  

How far off the mark is a /lib/ndb/local like:


# domain nameserver

dom=
        ns=dizzy.unx.sas.com
dom=dizzy.unx.sas.com 
        ip=149.173.52.113

# local system

sys = 9lives
        ip=127.0.0.1
    
# SLIP/PPP server

sys = sasdck
        dom=sasdck.sas.slip.com
        ip=192.42.243.117
        ipmask=255.255.255.0
        ipgw=192.42.243.1
[...]


Unrelated newbie questions (I just installed the pcdist.):

 -- I'm using the clgd542x controller with my clgd5430 video card.  Works
    OK at 1024x768x8.  No color however; can that be helped?

 -- Does the latest 'prep' work with Linux partitions?  I'd like to
    install the CD-ROM dist at the end of my second drive, which contains
    Linux swap, root and usr partitions -- no DOS.

    I have the pcdist at the end of my first drive.

Thanks for any assistance.

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