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From: brooks@Apple.COM (Kevin Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Ethernets and AUX
Keywords: daemons
Message-ID: <23918@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 89 19:54:45 GMT
References: <6904@june.cs.washington.edu>
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <6904@june.cs.washington.edu> mckenzie@uw-june.UUCP (Neil McKenzie) writes:
>My group at UW (that's Washington, not Wisconsin or Waterloo!) recently
>received a MacIIx + AUX, and I've been trying to make it talk on the
>Ether waves here.  Unfortunately, I'm not having much luck getting
>bootstrapped.
>
>Some things appear to work OK:
>/etc/etheraddr -- prints a 6 field Ethernet ID.  This means that the
>Ethernet card is plugged into the NuBus and is recognized.
>
>/etc/hostid -- I can set the hostid to a 32-bit identifier.
>
>The next logical step is to configure the interface using /etc/ifconfig.
>The local node name is 'tesla'.  E.g.,
>
>	ifconfig ae6 tesla
>	
>But it seems that 'ifconfig' always produces the message
>
>	ifconfig: socket: network is down
>
>no matter what arguments I give it.  I'm using a thick cable connection from
>the Mac to a network box (DELNI) that already has lots of nodes connected
>to it and working.
>

It looks like you need to reconfigure your kernel for networking.

type the command

	 "newunix BNET"
	 "autoconfig -u -v -o /unix -S /etc/startup -M /etc/master -I"

Now reboot and everything should work correctly.

Kevin Brooks
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