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--- vps_-_netbsd [2021/04/02 19:15] – [Networking] hc9
+++ vps_-_netbsd [2023/07/31 18:01] (current) – Added alternative set up method based on recent experience and need for help from membership. stug
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 ====== NetBSD on SDF VPS ======
 ===== First Steps =====
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 <file config /etc/resolv.conf>
 nameserver 205.166.94.20
+</file>
+Add this to /etc/hosts:
+<file config /etc/hosts>
+EXTERNAL_IP 	YOUR_HOSTNAME.sdf.org 	YOUR_HOSTNAME
+</file>
+Run/Type:
+  /etc/rc.d/network restart
+Alternatively, if the above does not work:
+Open /etc/rc.conf in an editor and, replacing the text YOUR_HOSTNAME, EXTERNAL_IP, and INTERNAL_IP with your own actual host name and IP numbers, add:
+<file config etc/rc.conf>
+hostname=YOUR_HOSTNAME.sdf.org
+defaultroute=205.166.94.1
+</file>
+Create /etc/ifconfig.xennet0 and open it in an editor. Add:
+<file config etc/ifconfig.xennet0>
+up
+EXTERNAL_IP netmask 255.255.255.0
+</file>
+Then put this in /etc/resolv.conf:
+<file config /etc/resolv.conf>
+nameserver DNS_SERVER_IP
 </file>
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 To set this up on boot, execute the steps above and then:
-  echo "nfs_client=YES" &gt;&gt; /etc/rc.conf
+<code>
-  echo "rpcbind=YES" &gt;&gt; /etc/rc.conf
+echo "nfs_client=YES" >> /etc/rc.conf
-  echo "10.1.0.1 vps" &gt;&gt; /etc/hosts
+echo "rpcbind=YES" >> /etc/rc.conf
-  echo "vps:/pkgshare /pkgshare nfs ro" &gt;&gt; /etc/fstab
+echo "10.1.0.1 vps" >> /etc/hosts
-  echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/pkg/bin:/usr/pkg/sbin" &gt;&gt; /etc/profile
+echo "vps:/pkgshare /pkgshare nfs ro" >> /etc/fstab
+echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/pkg/bin:/usr/pkg/sbin" >> /etc/profile
+</code>
 Note that you cannot use both this pre-built pkgsrc and pre-built packages from netbsd.org. It may be possible to set the system up so you can, however this is best left to the experienced NetBSD administrator.
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 Decide which sets you want to remove and examine their contents. For example, to remove games and all X11 sets:
-  for set in games xbase xcomp xetc xfont xserver ; do \
+<code>
-    tar tzf /usr/INSTALL/$set.tgz | sed -e 's/^\.//' &gt;&gt; /tmp/purgelist ; \
+for set in games xbase xcomp xetc xfont xserver ; do \
-  done
+  tar tzf /usr/INSTALL/$set.tgz | sed -e 's/^\.//' >> /tmp/purgelist ; \
+done
+</code>
-After examining "/tmp/purgelist" and removing any files you want to keep, do:
+After examining ''/tmp/purgelist'' and removing any files you want to keep, do:
   cat /tmp/purgelist | xargs rm