setting up a system with no keyboard

[doug at safeport.com]

thanks - I would not have known to try that

On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, Dan Nelson wrote:

> In the last episode (Jun 05), doug at safeport.com said:
> > The question is: can I gain access without one?
> >
> > The system with no keyboard is 4.8, the rub is it is configured with
> > an IP address not on the LAN. I have physical access to the system.
> >
> > I tried: "route add 204.156.12.157 -interface ep0" and sorta got what
> > I wanted.
>
> The best way would be to do something like
>
> ifconfig ep0 inet 204.156.12.156 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias
>
> , since you have no guarantees that the remote system has a route back
> to your real IP address.  With an aliased IP, the remote system should
> realize it's talking to a machine on the same subnet.
>
> Just make sure the ip address you pick isn't already in use.
>
> --
> 	Dan Nelson
> 	dnelson at allantgroup.com
>

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