Re: [9fans] Problems setting up a cpu/auth/file server

["David Leimbach" <leimy2k@gmail.com>]

On 5/9/07, Claudio Leite <leitec@verizon.net> wrote:
> Kim Shrier wrote:
> > I am having a few problems getting this going.  I have a PC that I
> > have just installed Plan 9 on using a CD image I downloaded on May
> > 5th.  Since I want to connect to it from my Mac using drawterm, I
> > assume that I need to boot the Plan 9 box as a cpu/auth/file server.
> >
> > Following the instructions on
> > http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/Configuring_a_Standalone_CPU_Server/index.html
> >
> > is not working too well for me.
> >
>
> I've had the most luck with this document:
>
> http://www.magma.com.ni/moin/Plan9Tutorial
>
> In fact, I had no luck with the wiki instructions, and only got a
> successful setup after reading this. Since then, I've had no troubles.
>


Hmm, I've not had too many problems with the wiki.  I do find that I
need to reference the wiki + the manual, but sometimes that's good, as
I think a howto that does "too much" hand holding can be bad.