Net Update Reference Manual

Version 960823

Dieter Deyke, DK5SG/N0PRA
deyke@fc.hp.com


Table of Contents

  1. Prerequisites
  2. Server
  3. Client

1. Prerequisites

  1. You need at least netupds/netupdc version 1.21 or higher on both client and server machine before you can start. Use
    what /tcp/util/netupd?
    
    or
    ident /tcp/util/netupd?
    
    to verify.

2. Server

  1. The following external UNIX programs (supporting the specified options) have to be installed in either /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, or /usr/contrib/bin:
  2. Add the following line to /etc/services:
    netupds 4715/tcp
    
  3. Add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf:
    netupds stream tcp nowait root /tcp/util/netupds netupds
    
  4. Reconfigure inetd using the following UNIX command:
    inetd -c
    
  5. Add the following line to /tcp/net.rc:
    start tcpgate netupds
    
  6. Restart WAMPES or execute the following command in WAMPES:
    start tcpgate netupds
    

3. Client

  1. The following external UNIX programs (supporting the specified options) have to be installed in either /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, or /usr/contrib/bin:
  2. Execute the following UNIX command:
    /tcp/util/netupdc server client
    
    where server is the hostname of the server, and client is the hostname of the client. Please note that client may only consist of letters, digits, and the '-' character.

    If client is not specified, it defaults to the first part (up to the first '.' character) of the client hostname (as returned by the UNIX hostname command).

    If server is not specified, it defaults to "db0sao".

  3. If you wish you can execute netupdc automatically from cron by putting the command from 3.2 into your crontab. Example crontab entry:
    0 8 * * * exec /tcp/util/netupdc db0sao dk5sg