PC launcher Installation

SunPCi Requirements

In order for PC launcher to work, SunPCi and its host workstation must be able to ping each other by `name'. To do this, you must have:

1. IP connectivity between the two.

2. Name services (whatever you happen to be using) set up on each so that you can look up the other's name and get its IP address.

Because of the network architecture of SunPCi and the way it shares Ethernet access with its host, they cannot see each other on the network.

To work around this, you need to use an IP routing system (a "real" router, another Sun system, an NT system, etc.) on the same subnet to act as a proxy router.

You must have account access to the IP router you have selected, since you must add two routes to it.

For example, based on following setup:

SunPCi IP = 10.0.0.1 Host workstation IP = 10.0.0.2 Router IP = 10.0.0.3

you need to do the following:

1. On SunPCi:

   route add 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3

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   You can create a Windows BAT file with this in it and put it in your StartUp folder so that it gets run at every login.

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2. On the host workstation:

   route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 1

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   You can add an /etc/rc script to make this happen at every reboot.

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3. On the routing proxy:

route add 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 0 route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 0 (or the equivalent)

You must add routes to all three systems in this fashion in order for this to work. Do NOT assume that "standard network default routers" or anything else will provide similar functionality; they will not.

After doing this, verify that the SunPCi can ping its host by IP, and vice versa. Once that works, make sure that they can ping each other by name; add entries to the appropriate naming services if they cannot. On UNIX, examples of naming services are DNS or /etc/hosts. Windows can use DNS or the hosts file as well. Consult your System Administrator to add these entries, based on your setup. Once the systems can ping each other by name, PC launcher will install.

For further assistance with installation of SunPCi, refer to the following publications:

• SunPCi Installation Guide

• SunPCi Release Notes

• SunPCi 1.1 Windows NT Installation Guide

Installing PC launcher Packages Using Sun WebStart

1. Insert the Software Supplement for the Solaris 7 8/99 Operating Environment for Sun Computer Systems CD (assuming the CDROM is automatically mounted by the vold daemon).

2. In a shell, change directories to /cdrom/cdrom0, become root, and at the prompt, type:

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   # installer
   

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3. Once Installer is Up and Running, click "Next".

4. Select "Custom Install" then click "Next".

5. Deselect any other products that you do not want to install at this time by clicking "No Install".

6. Ensure that PC FileViewer/PC launcher is selected for "Default Install" then click "Next".

7. Click "Install Now".

8. Log out of the system (this completes the installation).

9. Log back into the system (this initializes the new functionality).

Installing PC launcher Using pkgadd

1. Insert the Software Supplement for the Solaris 7 8/99 Operating Environment for Sun Computer Systems CD (assuming the CDROM is automatically mounted by the vold daemon).

2. In a shell, change directories to /cdrom/cdrom0/Product, become root, and at the prompt, type:

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   # pkgadd -d `pwd` SUNWdtpcz SUNWdtpcv SUNWdtpcp
   

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3. Log out of the system (this completes the installation).

4. Log back into the system (this initializes the new functionality).