Re: [K12OSN] MtoolsFM question.
Todd O'Bryan (toddobryan@mac.com)
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 13:07:55 -0400
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 11:49 AM, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi Todd,
>
> Thanks for your advice.
>
> At 09:13 AM 9/29/2002 -0400, Todd O'Bryan wrote:
>> I think (I just got my drives working Friday, so I may be wrong) that
>> this is what you'd do (somebody chime in if I need correcting):
>>
>> In your lts.conf file, put a # in front of the line that loads
>> floppyd to the local client to comment it out:
>>
>> RCFILE_01 = floppyd
>
> You meant to add '#' in front of "RCFILE_01 = floppyd" under the
> MAC address or just in front of the MAC address which I want to
> comment it out ?
put # in front of that line (only that line) in your Default settings
>
>> Then, underneath, list the MAC address of each terminal you'd like to
>> be able to access local floppies and put the line in, e.g.:
>>
>> [BD:01:65:6E:C0:E4]
>
> Is it "[BD:01:65:6E:C0:E4]" the MAC address? Kindly advise how to
> figure it out, the terminal of each client?
>
> Thanks
Yes, that is the MAC address. Every ethernet device is assigned a
unique one by its manufacturer so that computers can be differentiated
when they're on the network. It's six pairs of hexadecimal digits (0-9
or A-F) separated by colons.
To find out a client's MAC address, first you need to figure out which
workstation each client is. This is the letters "ws" followed by a
three-digit number. The easiest way I know to figure this out is to log
in to a client and run the "who" command. It will list everyone who is
logged in, and which workstation they're logged in from. (Obviously,
it's easiest to do this if you're the only person logged on.) Once you
know which workstation you're logged into, run the command "arp
192.168.0.254". This will list all workstations logged in to your
server and their associated MAC addresses. Repeat this procedure for
each client you want to have access to the floppy drive, writing down
all their MAC addresses. Then, below your [Default] setup in lts.conf,
add each of the MAC addresses and the line
RCFILE_01 = floppyd
as suggested above.
>
>> - snip -
>> Now, what I don't know is if you could list all the MAC addresses
>> first (maybe as a comma-delimited list) and only give the RCFILE line
>> once at the end. Somebody who actually knows how lts.conf works want
>> to chime in?
>
> Sorry I am not quite clear. If somebody knows how to configure
> lts.conf but he is not the administrator, how can he change lts.conf?
>
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I was asking if anyone else on the list knew of
a better way to do what I was suggesting. I'm pretty sure what I'm
telling you will work, but I'm new at this, too, so there may be an
easier way of doing it that I'm not aware of.
Good luck!
Todd
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