On Saturday, August 28, 2010, Tom Watson wrote: Read the "Getting started" guide from here, starting on page 83: http://computer-refuge.org/classiccmp/xyplex/maxserver/ For the 1600 and low-memory Xyplexes I use mx1500.sys. for the 1620/1640, I use xpcs00s.sys, which has more features. That's all you need in /tftpboot. To configure it, you want a serial cable plugged into one of its ports. I don't think it matters which, but I always use port 1. Go through the config menu and check the boot record it's using to make sure it's what you want, and then tell it to "Initialize server and port parameters". For booting, you probably want to set it to use DTFTP (same as normal TFTP), you can probably just set the dump mode to whatever, and use NVRAM for getting parameters. You'll probably want to just set a static IP address for the unit, as well. Once it boots, log in, and configure yourself up some ports. If you want to hook a terminal up to a port, to telnet to a host, no additional port config should be necessary. If you want to set it up for the network host to connect to the port on the Xyplex, do this: def port 2 access remote set port 2 access remote def port 2 speed 9600 parity none character size 8 set port 2 speed 9600 parity none character size 8 The first changes the saved config, the 2nd changes the running config. It'll autosave the configuration you set with the "define" commands to the NVRAM in the unit. Then you should be able to telnet from your host into port 2000+(100 * serial port number), and connect to the serial device. Eg, port 2200 will be its port 2, and port 2000 is its "console" port. The config guides have lots more details on how to do fancy stuff with it. If you're going to use it for machine consoles, I strongly suggest looking at the package "conserver". It was developed at Purdue, and we still use it there, and I use it at home. Pat -- Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org