Hi
Can anyone please help me.
The person who was running this machine has left.
I am trying to connect to a Sun Solaris 2.5 (Sun Sparc 5) via OSX.3.9.
Could someone please tell me how to do it or point to a step by step process?
I need to copy some stuff from it and our old method doesn't work any more.
Please help as I have no idea what I'm doing
Thanks
There is a tool called ckermit that can be used for terminal emulation when you attach a mac to a Sun system ( I have a mate that uses a powermac to administer Sun systems this way ) using a serial cable ( null modem ). If this is how you are connecting please let us know. Here is a thread that I made for a guy using JDS linux, the setup is the same.
<a href="http://supportforum.sun.com/sjds/index.php?t=msg& #38;amp;goto=3473&rid=0" target="_blank"> http://supportforum.sun.com/sjds/index.php?t=msg&goto=34 73&rid=0</a>
Thanks Bill,
But the telnet option isn't working, or I'm doing something wrong...
Hi M-lennon:
I'm trying to connect via ethernet cable 100/T.
I can Ping it's IP address but it keeps saying...
telnet> open 10.0.1.98
Trying 10.0.1.98...
telnet: connect to address 10.0.1.98: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
As I mentioned before I have no Idea what I'm doing.
This is the first time I'm trying this, and once I have it then I won't ever have to do it again...ever, Hence the lack of knowledge on my part...
Thanks for you help everyone (in advance)
It sounds like the telnet server is not running, it's a typical sign when you can't access the system and it echos that type of message. If the system is not providing any services on the network and you only need to get a file perhaps you could force a reboot and see if inetd restarts the telnet server. Be aware though, if you do force a reboot any user sessions or services will be halted and the system may not recover given that it is an old system! If in your shoes, I'd use the serial cable attachment and make a clean reboot.
Thanks m-lennon,
I want to try to avoid connecting directly into it via Serial cable as the machine is in another room.
I always thought if you could Ping an IP address then things would be fine and you would be able to connect? (You can stop laughing)
I installed Kermit 95 on a PC also connected to the network, and tried to telnet in via that, but same brick wall...
I don't understand how this could be so hard?
It's running unix, My OSX machine has unix, I should be able to connect to it...Arrrggghh!!!
As a test I tried to telnet to another OSX machine on the same network.
this is the message I got:
Marcus:~ marcus$ telnet kane
Trying 10.0.1.73...
telnet: connect to address 10.0.1.73: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
Marcus:~ marcus$
Have I not got something turned on?
All the computers have admin access
Are you 100% that telnet is the remote access tool being used on this network? In order to access a system using telnet each host to be accesssed must have a telnet server running. With many UNIX remote access tools the message " connection refused " usually means that either the service is blocked or not running. I would guess the later, have you tried ssh?
Ok,
This is for any poor unfortunate person who finds themselves in the same position as I was.
This is what I had to do.
Change the IP address so that the OSX and the Sun are on the same IP network. (this was the easy part)
This still did not fix my problem, which was, I could not telnet, ftp, or anything else.
after days of try various things. I discided to make a new user...
It turns out you need to have a Password assigned to you user login.
You can't have a username without a password on the sun.
Telnet and FTP need a password to operate...
I am now going to the hair replacement place, because I tore out all the hair I had...
