Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:25:53 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Rick Knebel <rknebel@uplink.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: computer without a monitor Message-ID: <20000611172553.T18462@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <p04320401b4f07a3c75c9@[192.168.1.2]>; from rknebel@uplink.net on Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 05:38:14PM -0500 References: <p04320401b4f07a3c75c9@[192.168.1.2]>
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* Rick Knebel <rknebel@uplink.net> [000611 14:44] wrote: > Hi, > > What I want to accomplish is to have my old Pentium 120 with freebsd > 4.0 be the server and route to the internet for my other three > computers in the house. > I do not want to have a seperate monitor, keyboard and mouse > associated with this computer. > > Any idea's on the best way to accomplish this. > > I realize that I would have to have these things attached to set it > up, but after that I just want the server to run without the monitor > attached. > > I guess the problem happens when i need to do maintenence. Not true. :) Just get a null modem cable and turn the machine on to do the install without a keyboard plugged in, the machine should boot up with the installer coming up over the first serial line. You can use something like hyperterminal on windows to talk to the box, just make sure that you edit /etc/ttys and turn on the line for the serial line so you can log in later. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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