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Networking on Nextstep

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First post, by APOPAP

Posted on 2024-09-16, 15:50

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Hello,

I have recently installed Nextstep 3.3 with all drivers on a retro pc.After installing and configuring my network adapter,I got :Failed to connect to server,press ctrl&c on startup.After running simplenetworkstarter ,that disappeared.Launching Omniweb and trying to connect to theoldnet.com,it stucks there.

What's wrong with it?

Thanks!

Reply 1 of 3, by akimmet

Posted on 2024-09-16, 18:21

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NeXTStep is fairly old, so only manual configuration is going to work. DHCP is going to be out of the question.

Don't attempt to setup Netinfo or NIS, your system will hang at boot if it is setup incorrectly.

I had to manually edit /etc/resolv.conf to add DNS servers.

Your router will also need to be configured to handle connections from your manually configured system as well.

Keep at it, what you want to do is possible.

Reply 2 of 3, by APOPAP

Posted on 2024-09-16, 19:58

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Thank you,I will try it!(Nice next hardware too !)

Reply 3 of 3, by akimmet

Posted on 2024-09-16, 21:01

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APOPAP wrote on 2024-09-16, 19:58:

Thank you,I will try it!(Nice next hardware too !)

Thanks, I really should get a better camera.

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