Plan 9 4th Edition Configuration Notes

			 After installation:


NETWORK CONFIGURATION

  Plan 9, 4th Edition does not automatically start the network after
  installation; you will have to set up the network and edit the
  startup file to get it going.

  o Edit /lib/ndb/local to describe your network. Add to it:

    ipnet=domainname ip=network_ip ipmask=net_mask
        ipgw=gateway_ip
        dns=dns_server_ip
        dns=additional_dns_ip
        . . .

    # Use the following for the local host on LAN.
    # Including the MAC addr seems to allow the box to
    # resolve its host name.
    ip=host_addr sys=host_name ether=mac_address

    # Use the following for remote hosts on LAN
    ip=host_addr sys=host_name
    . . .

  o Manually start the network:

    ip/ipconfig -g gateway_ip ether /net/ether0 host_addr net_mask

  o Check network:

    ip/ping host_name     [Note: hit 'Delete' key to stop ping.]

    If the network is working, move on to the next step.

  o Edit startup file to start network at boot time:

    DHCP - edit /rc/bin/termrc by uncommenting commands for dynamic IP.

    Static IP - edit /rc/bin/termrc by uncommenting commands to start
    the network and modify the "ip/ipconfig . . ." parameters to those
    of your network.

UPDATE THE SYSTEM

  o Once the network is configured, update the system to the latest
    and greatest:

    First, you will need to go to
    http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/newaccount.html and setup a
    new account.

    term% disk/kfscmd allow
    term% replica/pull -v /dist/replica/network
    term% disk/kfscmd 

  o Note: the boot loader, 9load, that comes with the installation
    distribution doesn't work when trying to boot from the HD. Now
    that the system is updated there is a new version that can be used
    to boot from the HD. To use it, copy /386/9load to /n/9fat/
    directory:

    term% disk/kfscmd allow
    term% 9fat:     [9fat: is a script to mount the FAT dir on /n/9fat]
    term% cp /386/9load /n/9fat/
    term% disk/kfscmd halt

    Reboot the system from HD.


[I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE FOLLOWING ON THE LATEST UPGRADE. 11.22.03]


PRINTING

  o Edit /sys/lib/lp/devices to include your printer and its location;
    i.e., it may be a remote printer on UN*X using lpr.

  o Remove underscore from /rc/bin/service/_tcp515.

  o Check $filesystem - [TODO: figure out why this needs to be to be
                               done. I forgot.]

  o lp [ options ... ] [ file ... ]

      -d dest   Select destination printer.
      -d'?'     Display all the available printer devices
      -q        Print the queue for given destination
      -H        Suppress header page.

  x Printing problem - Sending job to remote printer seems to work
    only 50% of the time.


HTTPD

  o Create the directory /usr/web and place some html stuff in it.

  o ip/httpd/httpd will run the web server.

  o /lib/namespace.httpd seems to control the web servers name space.


MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS

  If you plan to work on your system--making an auth server, testing
  new video or ethernet card, etc.--configure plan9.ini to give you a
  choice from several setups.

  o 9fat: will mount the partition containing plan9.ini on /n/9fat

  o edit /n/9fat/plan9.ini per instructions in the man pages for
    plan9.ini


SSH

  o aux/ssh_genkey will create

    /sys/lib/ssh/hostkey.public
    /sys/lib/ssh/hostkey.secret
    /sys/lib/ssh/hostkey.secret.factotum


  AUTHENTICATION and CPU SERVER

  o Compile kernel

    - cd /sys/src/9/pc/

    - cp pcauth pcglenda

    - Edit pcglenda

      Add vga support--if you want it.

	        

Extra packages - Packages are now supplied in iso9660 format.

  mount /srv/9660 /n/dist /path/to/cvs.iso
  /n/dist/cvs.setup
  replica/pull /n/dist/cvs

  mount /srv/9660 /n/dist /path/to/mosml.iso
  /n/dist/mosml.setup
  replica/pull /n/dist/mosml

  mount /srv/9660 /n/dist /path/to/perl.iso
  /n/dist/perl.setup
  replica/pull /n/dist/perl

  mount /srv/9660 /n/dist /path/to/python.iso
  /n/dist/python.setup
  replica/pull /n/dist/python

  mount /srv/9660 /n/dist /path/to/tex.iso
  /n/dist/tex.setup
  replica/pull /n/dist/tex