Plan 9 Wiki Wish List
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#This page is a wish list for the Plan 9 Wiki documentation. Feel
#free to add items you think should be included in the Wiki, or
#remove items that have been added.
#
# * Make a wish list for documentation additions, changes, and
# removals
#
#NETWORKING
#
# * How does one test whether the network connection is up? ip/ping?
# (Yes, but first you must run 'ip/ipconfig ether /net/ether0
# your-ip-address' or just 'ip/ipconfig') - it is often useful to cat
# /net/ndb and cat /net/ipselftab to verify networking parameters are
# set correctly.
# * Does 'ip/ipconfig ether /net/ether0 unbind' set the card to a
# state where it can be reassigned with 'ip/ipconfig -g
# ga.te.way.addr ether /net/ether0 ip.a.d.dr net.m.a.sk' or is there
# more to do?
# * Must the first server on the network (which will be the dhcp and
# auth server) set its IP in /rc/bin/termrc (or cpurc) or can a
# well-formed /lib/ndb/local assign it? Answer: This can absolutely
# be set in /lib/ndb/local. To do this add an entry for the machine's
# MAC address to the ndb file as ether=MACADRESS and then invoke
# ip/ipconfig -N. The -N flag instructs ipconfig(8) to retrieve
# parameters from /lib/ndb/local.
# * If after assigning the IP in /rc/bin/termrc and not getting a
# "can't look up my ip" error from /ndb/dns, if one can't ip/ping
# anything, what are the possible problems? Answer: to troubleshoot,
# first verify that the ethernet device (#l) is bound to /net. Look
# at /net/ndb and /net/ipselftab to check if the internet connection
# is configured correctly. Ping is not always the best
# troubleshooting tool. You might also try a srv
# tcp!something.on.local.subnet!port if you have any listening
# services on any machines on your local network. Even non plan-9
# services can still be posted as a file descriptor in /srv to see if
# the machine is able to dial out.
#
#WIKI DOCS
#
#Some docs on how to set up the wiki would be nice. The man page is a
#little thin, and there are a few html pages missing in the
#distribution (create.html for one). When the wiki does work, editing
#a page produces
#
#! Object not found
#! The object %s open %s failed: %r does not exist on this server.
#
#Note: wikifs must be started before httpd.
#
#IDEAL INSTALLATION
#
#CPU servers, File servers, auth servers, terminal servers... is
#there an overview of what the minimum recommended Plan 9 system
#somewhere? The docs hint that a standalone cpu server would be a
#good thing, as would a file server, and also an auth server. What is
#the ideal, and what are lesser but acceptable alternatives?
#
#-- Added page for the above at [Expanding your Grid]. Mycroftiv.
#
#You can do most things logging in as "glenda" or "none" with the
#default installation. However, part of the idea behind Plan 9 is
#being able to import resources from other machines and use them as
#if they were local. You can expand on the default installation by
#making it a hybrid CPU, Authentication, DHCP, and kfs file server.
#Follow the instructions in [Configuring a standalone CPU server].
#It's recommended you read the following pages before attempting it:
# * [Kfs file system configuration] - set up new users
# * [Compiling kernels] - you need to recompile the kernel
#
#After converting your installation into a hybrid cpu/auth/kfs server
#it'll still seem pretty much the same as before. The difference is
#you can now serve other Plan 9 terminals and systems. See:
#
# * [Network configuration] - set up the database to serve up the
# right DHCP info to other Plan 9 clients
#
#Remember to setup authentication properly and add users to the keyfs
#database. I think the syntax for auth(8) would be
#
#! auth/changeuser -p username
#
#this should generate the necessary keys for 'username'.
#
#On another machine you can then begin to experiment compiling the
#kernel for a terminal which uses the CPU, disk, or both from the
#server. Play around with the 'pcdisk' kernel config file instead of
#the 'pccpudisk' config file. My instructions are a bit brief but
#should give you some idea of what you're aiming for.
#
#Other important configuration files are /rc/bin/cpurc* for CPU
#servers, and /rc/bin/termrc* for setting up terminals. In the
#network database (/lib/ndb/local) of the server, you should setup
#the configuration for terminals with lines like
#
#! ip=192.168.0.3 sys=aquitania ether=abc12345def
#! cpu=your_cpu_server_ip_or_name
#! fs=you_file_server_ip_or_name
#! ether=001234fedabc
#! bootf=/386/9pxeload
#
#Sometimes it's hard to read web documentation without a
#web-browser... you can use the VNC client if you have a spare
#machine:
#
#! vncv machine_running_VNC_server
#
#DEVICE DRIVER HOWTO
#
#It would be nice if the Wiki had sections on how to write device
#drivers for vga, ether, and so on, describing the "theory of
#operations." Also, waserror()/poperror()/... stuff is really
#confusing. I'd like to see explanations on what they are for, when
#to use and how to use them.
#
#
# * [http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&frame=right&th=f86d32adf40c6c11&seekm=4027e73e735755ac2e8dfcc603505f29%40plan9.bell-labs.com#link1]
# * The [notes on the Plan 9 kernel (3rd edition) |
# http://plan9.escet.urjc.es/usr/nemo/9.ps.gz] describe the internals
# of the kernel. Most things are still useful to understand the
# source of the 4th edition.
#
# * [http://www.9atom.org/magic/man2html/9/error] Some kernel
# facilities are described in Charles Forsyth's section 9 of the
# manual.
#
# * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcD8txuAfR4](Adventures in 9
# Youtube Channel) has documented the process of writing usb drivers
# and made this a simple guide to follow for other drivers.
#
#LIST OF PUBLIC 9P SERVERS
#
#There should be a list of public 9p servers somewhere. The kind of
#thing you use 9fs to use.
#
# * [https://sdf.org/plan9](SDF Plan9 Boot Camp) offers a perminate
# plan9 vps avaible upon sign up.
# * [mailto://sales@dapla.net](Da Planet Security) is developing a
# public grid for IoT and plan9 developers.
#
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