From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 2 8:27:52 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from serv1.wallnet.com (server1.wallnet.com [208.225.162.122]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1957C37B416 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 08:27:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (timothyk@localhost) by serv1.wallnet.com (8.11.5/8.11.5) with ESMTP id fB2GX5h81314; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 11:33:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com) Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 11:33:05 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Kellers To: Joseph Maxwell Cc: Subject: Re: Headless - FreeBSD x SAMBA sys. How to? In-Reply-To: <3C0A3D03.D7670172@ns.net> Message-ID: <20011202112255.K80502-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I run headless boxes now in a similar environment. In the BIOS of your FreeBSD machine set the option to allow the machine to coninue to boot on errors (the errors being the keyboard and mouse won't be detected). Enable SWAT (Samba Web Administration Tool) on the FreeBSD box. You have to add a port number (typically 901/tcp) to /etc/services and you have to add a line to /etc/inetd.conf to allow swat connections --an example line to add is in swat/help, but the "usual" samba path /usr/local/samba/swat needs to changed to /usr/local/sbin/swat. You can access the SWAT page by telnet (or ssh) to the FreeBSD box and running lynx://localhost:901 or, though it's less secure, root password will be sent in clear text, using a web browser on one of your clients to connect to the FreeBSD box via: http://TheFreeBSDmachinename:901 Hope that helps Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Joseph Maxwell wrote: > Hello, > > I am running FreeBSD on a 486-2DX box, in a heterogeneous networked LAN > environment, Win 95, 98, 2K & Mac - Samba coordinated. Now, I would > like > to run the FreeBSD boxes headless (sans keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.) > How > can I do this. I can manage & use the system through one of the other > networked > systems however on booting the sys. I'll need the keyboard and even > monitor - > any suggestions welcomed. Thanks > > -- Joe -- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message