> message "jam login refused from this terminal" but if I enter a bad login
> name, I get the standard "Bad login" message.

That sounds like you might have user jam set up with uid 0.
uid 0 should always be root.

> Also, if I use the following (with different IPs):
> 
> ifconfig ae0 111.111.111.111 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 111.111.111.255
> 
> and it seems to configure my ethernet connection correctly, should these
> values set the network connection permanently or just until I restart or
> shutdown?  Currently, if I shut down or restart, I lose this info and have
> to do ifconfig again.

You need to setup an /etc/hostname.ae0 or /etc/ifconfig.ae0 (depending
on which snapshot/version you have installed--see /etc/netstart to
determine which you need).

-allen

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              Allen Briggs - end killing - briggs@macbsd.com