Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 11:44:45 -0400 (EDT) From: doug@safeport.com To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting up a system with no keyboard Message-ID: <20040609114419.E89942@pemaquid.safeport.com> In-Reply-To: <20040605192505.GC42830@dan.emsphone.com> References: <20040605145713.A37084@pemaquid.safeport.com> <20040605192505.GC42830@dan.emsphone.com>
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thanks - I would not have known to try that On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Jun 05), doug@safeport.com said: > > The question is: can I gain access without one? > > > > The system with no keyboard is 4.8, the rub is it is configured with > > an IP address not on the LAN. I have physical access to the system. > > > > I tried: "route add 204.156.12.157 -interface ep0" and sorta got what > > I wanted. > > The best way would be to do something like > > ifconfig ep0 inet 204.156.12.156 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias > > , since you have no guarantees that the remote system has a route back > to your real IP address. With an aliased IP, the remote system should > realize it's talking to a machine on the same subnet. > > Just make sure the ip address you pick isn't already in use. > > -- > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com > _____ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com doug@safeport.com Voice: 301-469-8766 Fax: 301-469-0601
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