[9fans] Hooking a Plan9 Terminal to the Network

["Mark C. Otto" <Mark_Otto@FWS.Gov>]

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I need some hints checking out my 3COM 3C905-TX ethernet card or setting up my
/lib/ndb/local file.  The card passes the 3Com diagnostic tests. I used a

ether0=type=elnk3

in my plan9.ini file, and plan9 boots with it,

#l0: elnk3: 10Mbps port 0xFCC0 irq9: 0060083FF7AE

I get a

ndb/dns: can't read my ip address

error.

For now I am just trying to attach my terminal to our network.  I do not
have a cpu, file, or auth server yet.  I can use ndb/ipquery to get our dns
servers,
my ip address, domain, network, and gateway from the ether net address.

To see if the ether net worked, I tried telnet and traceroute to my linux box,

telnet net!bfbooby
telnet: connection timed out (connect 164.159.212.30!23)

ip/traceroute -d bfbooby
interrupted
*
interrupted
*
...

Are there other diagnostics to work on or should I be looking for a problem in
my /lib/ndb/local.  I attached my /lib/ndb/local and plan9.ini files.  Thanks.

Mark

P.S. I am suprised that ndb/ipquery is case sensitive (BFBooby isn't found but
bfbooby is.) when internet addresses aren't.

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bootfile=sdC0!9fat!9pcdisk
#bootfile=fd0!9pcdisk.gz
bootdisk=local!#S/sdC0/fs
*nomp=1
distname=plan9
partition=new
monitor=multisync75
#vgasize=640x480x8
vgasize=1024x768x8
mouseport=ps2
#ether0=type=NE2000 nodummyrr
ether0=type=elnk3
debug=1









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#
#  files comprising the database, use as many as you like, see ndb(6)
#
database=
	file=/lib/ndb/local
	file=/lib/ndb/common

# Fish and Wildlife Service Network
ipnet=fwsnet ip=164.159.0.0
	ipmask=255.255.0.0
	ipsubmask=255.255.255.0
	dns=dns.irm.r9.fws.gov pref=1
	dns=pandion.er.usgs.gov  pref=2
	smtp=164.159.176.1
	dnsdomain=fws.gov
dom=dns.irm.r9.fws.gov ip=164.159.176.1
dom=pandion.er.usgs.gov ip=159.189.24.1

# MBMOLNET: With netmask of .192, for computers 0-63.  How can I have .91?
#	fs=bfbooby.irm.r9.fws.gov
ipnet=mbmolnet ip=164.159.212.0
	ipmask=255.255.255.0
	pop3=164.159.212.10
	dnsdomain=irm.r9.fws.gov
	dnsdomain=fws.gov

# My Dell 410 MTS workstation with Linux
ip=164.159.212.30 sys=bfbooby
	dom=bfbooby.irm.r9.fws.gov
	ipgw=164.159.212.62

# my first plan9 terminal
ip=164.159.212.91 sys=mbooby
	dom=mbooby.irm.r9.fws.gov
	dom=mbooby.fws.gov
	ipgw=164.159.212.126
	ether=0060083ff7ae