-4) If you have a standalone machine, it is necessary for you to make
- sure your system is configured to correctly support a network. The
- following steps will help in correctly configuring your machine.
- Please note, if you do not have a standalone machine (i.e. you are
- on a local network), you need to speak with your system
- administrator to determine the proper configuration for your
- machine. The following only applies to standalone machines.
-
- It is suggested that you reboot your machine _before_ you start
- these procedures. This is to verify that you successfully
- completed the previous steps and that your machine does indeed
- reboot. If it doesn't, you should replace /etc/rc.local with the
- backup copy and reboot. Then, determine why your modifications
- failed. After successfully rebooting, you are ready to move on to
- these steps.
-
- As root, make a backup copy of /etc/iftab. You might name it
- /etc/iftab.prePPP. Then, modify this file by adding the line:
-
- lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 -trailers up
-
- right before the -1- entry that already exists in the file. The
- finished file should look similar to (minus the ---- separators):
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 -trailers up
- -1- inet -HOSTCONFIG-
- * inet -AUTOMATIC- netmask -AUTOMATIC- -trailers up
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Please note that the file probably has a bunch of comments
- at the top (lines that start with #). I left those out in the
- example above so I could save space. They of course, can remain
- in your copy.
-
- As root, make a backup copy of /etc/hostconfig. You might
- name it /etc/hostconfig.prePPP. If, after the following steps, you
- run into problems booting your machine, you may replace
- /etc/hostconfig with the backup and you should be able to
- successfully reboot.
-
- Start up the HostManager.app (under /NextAdmin). After
- successfully entering the root password, you should get the
- HostManager Menu. Select the "Local..." menu option to get the
- main window. Modify it as follows:
-
- For "NetInfo Binding", select "use local domain only"
- and make sure the box for "Readable only by local net"
- is checked.
-
- For "Hostname", fill in your host name as appropriate. Do
- _not_ add the domain name. For example, use "sidney"
- rather than "sidney.cps.msu.edu".
-
- For "NIS Domain Name", select "None"
-
- For "Internet Address", use the provided IP address
- (probably 127.0.0.1) unless your system administrator has
- assigned you your own unique IP address. In this case,
- reverify that you are a standalone machine.
-
- For "Broadcast Address", select "Default"
-
- For "Time Standard", select "Ignore Network Time"
-
- For "Netmask", select "Default"
-
- For "Router", select "None"
+4) You should copy a few files to a new directory. Part of the
+ installation process creates a new directory (or link)
+ called /etc/ppp/. Further, it creates an empty file called
+ /etc/ppp/options. An empty options file is the bare minimum of what
+ is necessary. However, the directory ./NeXT/Examples contains
+ several files that are useful in almost any setup. It is
+ recommended that you perform the following steps to place better
+ files in the directory /etc/ppp. As user root, perform the
+ following commands. It assumes you are in the PPP distribution
+ directory: