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[Gumstix-users] Beginner with Gumstix - how to connect to Netstix w/o DHCP?
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From: R S <rs...@ho...> - 2007-05-15 21:52:32
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<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Hello!</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>I was happy today to recieve a Netstix 400 CF.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>I hope to use this unique and interesting product as an entry to learn the Linux OS.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>I was quite surprised to learn that the Netstix is shipped with DHCP enabled as a default, rather than a hard-coded IP address.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>This leaves me with no way to access the Netstix to change this.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>It would seem to a neophyte that a more logical choice would have been to ship with an IP address assigned and allow the user to change to enable DHCP if desired. It would also seem that Gumstix should consider posting a notice of this on the website so that first-time purchasers would be aware.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>If I had realized this would be the case I would have purchased a serial expansion board to enable me to use a serial connection initially...</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Please pardon my ignorance among so many educated Gumstix users, but am I missing something here? Is there a way to enable Ethernet connection to my Netstix?</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Thanks for reading.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>-Rick</DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2731??PS=47575" target="_top">More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail.</a> </html> |