We use the debian 'potato' (2.2) release as an example. The procedure should be similar no matter which distribution you choose, providing it will run on a 2.0.35 kernel.
Create the directories for the kernel and file system on your server, mount and copy the files from the Compaq CD. Unpack the file system (Here I use some pre-made tar balls of the debian release, here is not the place to discuss further):
mkdir /exports/T1500 mkdir /exports/T1500/root mkdir /exports/T1500/tftpboot |
mount /cdrom cp /cdrom/product/vmlinux /exports/T1500/tftpboot CD /exports/T1500/root tar zxvf /tmp/base2_2.tgz tar zxvf /tmp/telnetd*.tgz |
Configure DHCP by adding a section like this to your /etc/dhcpd.conf Change the ethernet address to that of your T1500.
Group {
#little black box
host box {
hardware ethernet 00:80:64:10:1d:1c;
fixed-address box.house;
option host-name "box";
server-name "192.168.1.1";
filename "/exports/T1500/tftpboot/vmlinux";
option root-path "192.168.1.1:/exports/T1500/root";
}
} |
Configure a new host in DNS
db.192.168.1.1: 52 in ptr box. |
db.house: box in a 192.168.1.52 |
Export the root file system by adding
/exports/T1500/root box(rw,no_root_squash) |
to /etc/exports
Configuring tftp by adding/altering a line to /etc/inetd.conf
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.tftpd /exports/T1500/tftpboot |
Now restart inetd,dhcpd,nfs and named
Configure the file system by setting the root password to 'pass', exposing telnetd
/exports/T1500/root/etc/passwd, alter 1st line: root:Z/U2u32VhNJoA:0:0:,,,:/root:/bin/bash
/exports/T1500/root/etc/inetd.conf, add: telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd
Append remote terminals to /etc/securetty to allow remote root access.
tty1 tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 tty7 tty8 tty9 tty10 tty11 tty12 ttyp0 ttyp1 ttyp2 ttyp3 |
Select network booting on the T1500 and reboot it.
Once it has booted, you should be able to telnet into the T1500. At ths point, you shoudl configure SSH, and close the telnet hole in inetd.