> I need an advice. I have a standalone plan9 computer, and if I use > the /rc/bin/termrc, then my $sysname is blank. It's, obviously, > because I use DHCP to set my ip address and other parameters, and I > use those settings as part of my network database. But at the time > when /rc/bin/termrc sets $sysname, network is not started yet and all > those parameters aren't available yet.
ndb/cs sets $sysname when it starts up by looking for an entry in the ndb with the right ethernet address (cat /net/ether0/addr). if you add ether=010203040506 (with your ethernet address) to the entry for your system then $sysname should get set. russ
