Setting up NetWare for XCONSOLE

Follow this procedure to prepare the NetWare server for console login from UnixWare. This entire procedure is performed on the NetWare console.

Steps 1 and 2 below will need to be performed each time you reboot the server, unless you place the load commands shown in your sys:system\autoexec.ncf or sys:system\unistart.ncf files. Doing this will require that you enter a remote password each time you reboot.

1. Enter the following on the server console:
   
   LOAD REMOTE

   This module asks you for a remote password; this is the password you will use from UnixWare to log in to the NetWare server.

2. Enter an 8-character (or less) password and press <Enter>.

3. Enter the following on the server console:
   
   LOAD XCONSOLE

   This command loads the modules necessary to communicate with the UnixWare system and launch an X-terminal console session.

4. In order to login to the server console via TCP/IP (using telnet(1tcp)), you must also load TCP/IP on the server and bind it to a network interface card by entering the PROTOCOL command on the NetWare console.

   Typical output of this command showing an interface card with IP bound to it is shown below:

   Protocol: ARP Frame type: ETHERNET_II Protocol ID: 806
   Protocol: IP Frame type: ETHERNET_II Protocol ID: 800
   

   If you need to bind a protocol to a network card, use the BIND NetWare console command. An example is shown below.

   BIND IP TO NE2000 ADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx MASK=yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
   

   where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your system and yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy is the network mask (for example, 255.255.255.0).

5. You must also set up the sys:etc\hosts file.

   The IP addresses and node names of the UnixWare systems on your NetWare network must be added to the file sys:etc\hosts on the NetWare server to which you want to log in using XCONSOLE. A sample of the file appears below.

   # "IP Address", "Hostname"
   147.2.107.192 basil
   147.2.107.196 cecil
   147.2.107.225 peril
   

   Each IP address and node name must be separated by a <Tab> character.