This time I didn't wanted to spent my Time on configuring my UMTS-USB-Modem and all the necessary Scripts to dial in. Instead I am just using the Internet-Connection (via UMTS-USB-Modem) of my Windows XP Notebook.
That's really simple to set up. Just right-click on the Dial-In-Connection and enable "Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)". This creates a Server (with DHCP-Service and the IP-Adress 192.168.0.1) behind an other Networkport (Ethernet or WLAN). Opensolaris will get all the necessary Data (IP-Adress, DNS and Defaultroute, etc.) automatically via NWAM.
But if you want to use SSH and/or VNC with your machine, you have to find out the IP-Adress. Since it gets its Adress from the DHCP-Service it will be always a different one. To find out the IP-Adress simply start the Command-Prompt on the Windows-Machine and type "arp -a". This shows the IP-Adress of the connected Machine (if there's only one Machine connected, like in my Case).
Sonntag, 28. Juni 2009
Samstag, 27. Juni 2009
A new Shutdown Bug
After installing Opensolaris 2009.06 and playing around a little bit, I wanted to re-activate my old CIFS-Share to backup my Windows Notebook with Sync Toy to the Share.
I installed the Packages, updated pam.conf, resetted the Password of the User and enabled sharing. All was fine and the Backup run smoothly.
But unfortounatly the Machine did not shutdown after work was done and I told it to do so. There was no Errormessage ... nothing, it just did nothing. Since I only added the CIFS-Stuff, I disabled the "smb/server" and tried to shut the Machine down. This time there was no Problem.
I found a discussion on opensolaris.org/cifs-discuss, but unfortounatly there is no Workaround or Fix (for 2009.06, the thread says the affected bugs are fixed in Build 114). So I wrote a simple Skript, wich disables the Server and shuts the Machine down.
I installed the Packages, updated pam.conf, resetted the Password of the User and enabled sharing. All was fine and the Backup run smoothly.
But unfortounatly the Machine did not shutdown after work was done and I told it to do so. There was no Errormessage ... nothing, it just did nothing. Since I only added the CIFS-Stuff, I disabled the "smb/server" and tried to shut the Machine down. This time there was no Problem.
I found a discussion on opensolaris.org/cifs-discuss, but unfortounatly there is no Workaround or Fix (for 2009.06, the thread says the affected bugs are fixed in Build 114). So I wrote a simple Skript, wich disables the Server and shuts the Machine down.
Samstag, 20. Juni 2009
Saying Hello to Solaris...
...(again), this Time on my Fileserver. That machine was my old Desktop-Computer and now works as my Testlab for Testing Opensolaris and some Web-Application-Stuff. Since it is not connected to the Internet, I ordered an Opensolaris-CD to install the latest Version 2009.06.
Installation went smoothly and the "Shutdown-Bug" (see some Posts earlier) was also fixed. The only thing I did so far, was to enable Login via VNC and give the Machine a static IP-Adress (because my Network is only that Machine and my Notebook ;-) ).
For Installation I attached a Monitor and installed the NVIDIA-Driver for the Graphiccard to play around with Compiz a little. Unfortounatly the Windows don't have any Borders with Compiz enabled. But thats not a Problem, because I removed the Monitor after Installation and initial Configuration.
Installation went smoothly and the "Shutdown-Bug" (see some Posts earlier) was also fixed. The only thing I did so far, was to enable Login via VNC and give the Machine a static IP-Adress (because my Network is only that Machine and my Notebook ;-) ).
For Installation I attached a Monitor and installed the NVIDIA-Driver for the Graphiccard to play around with Compiz a little. Unfortounatly the Windows don't have any Borders with Compiz enabled. But thats not a Problem, because I removed the Monitor after Installation and initial Configuration.
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