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Date:      Sat, 5 Jun 2004 14:25:05 -0500
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        doug@safeport.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: setting up a system with no keyboard
Message-ID:  <20040605192505.GC42830@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040605145713.A37084@pemaquid.safeport.com>
References:  <20040605145713.A37084@pemaquid.safeport.com>

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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



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