PPP setup through OS X

2005-10-18 Thread Live-Wire
I'm going to be connecting my 5.4 box w/ no monitor to my network, but before I move it to the router area I want to make sure I'll be able to change the network configuration without lugging the box back to where I can plug it into a monitor. Is there a guide or reference to plugging in my Mac O

ifconfig mystery card

2005-11-09 Thread Live-Wire
Hi, I'm configuring an old network card in a 5.4 install, and I have no idea what it is (got it from a friend, no documentation or labels, etc.) running ifconfig I see (besides my localhost lo0 entry): x10: flags=8802 mtu 1500 options=9 ether 00:01:03:20:d5:fd media: Ethernet autosel

Cheap Hardware for Home Network

2005-10-09 Thread Live-Wire
I'm building a new box specifically do take care of a lot of things on my home network; dns, qmail, apache, sftp, printer server, a fileserver, etc. Some of the services, like apache, will also be exposed to the internet, but only for the use of friends and family. And most important, I'm doing