fixes, t11, install in ad-hoc network

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@@ -292,7 +292,63 @@ fai.log:Error: /dev/vda: unrecognised disk label
 This is from parted -m $d unit MiB print.
 It happens when there are no partitions yet.
 
-# linode notes
+
+######## notes on creating a lan with just 2 computers ########
+
+
+## below assumes eth0 is the ethernet device used to connect to the target computer.
+
+
+# this is not strictly needed. I had my connection die at some point,
+# and I suspected this might help.
+# based on
+# https://support.qacafe.com/knowledge-base/how-do-i-prevent-network-manager-from-controlling-an-interface/
+cat > /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-fai-tmp.conf <<'EOF'
+[main]
+plugins=keyfile
+
+[keyfile]
+unmanaged-devices=interface-name:eth0
+EOF
+ser restart NetworkManager
+
+
+cat >> /etc/network/interfaces <<'EOF'
+iface eth0 inet static
+address 10.0.44.1/24
+EOF
+
+ifup eth0
+
+# note turn off fsf vpn, so route to coresite is the normal route.
+echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
+m s iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o $(ip -4 route get 8.8.8.8 | sed -nr 's,^.* dev\s+(\S+).*,\1,p') -j MASQUERADE
+
+
+change /p/c/machine_specific/vps/bind-initial/db.b8.nz
+faiserver 10.0.44.1
+TARGET 10.0.44.2
+
+apt install isc-dhcp-server
+
+cat >> /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server <<'EOF'
+INTERFACESv4="eth0"
+EOF
+
+edit ./dhcpd.conf to change mac address and target host name.
+
+s cp /b/fai/dhcpd.conf /etc/dhcp/
+ser restart isc-dhcp-server
+
+edit /a/bin/fai/fai/config/class/51-multi-boot
+
+pxe-server -d TARGET fai
+
+Then do a pxe boot on the target host
+
+
+
+##### linode notes ######
 
 * create 2 disks, installer (3000 mb, raw), boot (remaining, raw)
 * create 2 profiles w direct boot, no helpers:
@@ -308,7 +364,8 @@ It happens when there are no partitions yet.
   settings.
 
 
-# ubuntu notes
+
+###### ubuntu notes  ######
 
 For someone who really needed ubuntu on host tp, otherwise they would
 end up on a non-gnu os, and I didn't want to figure out how to get all