Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:41:25 +0100 From: Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ncplib BSD 5.2.1-R - it crashes Message-ID: <20040913134125.GA43731@catflap.slightlystrange.org> In-Reply-To: <41891095071129-7994097347600@IWR50.412.spamsucks.net> References: <41891095071129-7994097347600@IWR50.412.spamsucks.net>
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--yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 12:25:29PM +0000, DA Forsyth wrote: > hiya >=20 > I'm in the prcess of setting up a FreeBSD machine in order to replace=20 > an existing Novell 3.12 server. >=20 > I thought I could use 'ncplib' to connect to the Novell server and in=20 > this way transfer the data directly. >=20 > fat chance > I get a series of 'flag 12' kernel panics and it reboots itself. > this happens instantly when I try a 'ncplogin' but can also happen=20 > spontaneously. >=20 > To get to this point I > compiled IPX into the kernel > setup /boot/loader.conf to load the if_ef, nfs, and ncp modules > put an infonfig line in /etc/rc.conf to setup the ipx protocol on the=20 > network card. >=20 > all that appear to be happy with life, unless I try to USE it. >-: >=20 > now, I thought I'd install the port (I was just using what installed=20 > when I installed FreebSD5.2.1-R fro CD last week) but none of the=20 > mirrors have the file ncplib-1.3.4.tar.gz I've just been able to fetch the tarball from here: ftp://ftp.butya.kz/pub/nwlib/ncplib-1.3.4.tar.gz Fetch it manually, put it in /usr/ports/distfiles and you should be away. Dan --=20 Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3B9D 8BBB EB03 BA83 5DB4 3B88 86FC F03A 90A1 BE8F _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ --yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBRaOFhvzwOpChvo8RAuTPAKDJ5qy/mADud2+NcN0E/XUx3u3XiACgtDJx VNTw0tCxyIdfxxP+Ar5jW58= =soVb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM--
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