That would be a good tip (no pun intended) to add to the Readme file on CD.

Regards,
Alex


Rowdy wrote:
> Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> 
>>> 2. sometimes the appliance, after reboot, is not able to obtain an
>>> IP address via DHCP, and it is necessary to connect via the serial
>>> port to complete the installation
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm having the "unknown host" problem; and I've never connected via a
>>  serial port.  What application is used to connect via the serial
>> port? Cu, minicom and screen do not appear to be available on the
>> restore cd.  Can anyone point me to a How-To for this? The networking
>> how-to's on the NetBSD site seem to focus on ethernet networking.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
> 
> After booting the restore CD, you should be able to press 'q' to quit
> less, login as root, and type 'tip qube' to connect via the first serial
> port on the machine running the restore CD.  That should, of course, be
> connected to the appliance's serial port.
> 
> Rowdy
> 
> 
> 
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