Hi

How do I configure a network card in Solaris 10? The os installer wanted to configure the cards but I pretty much ignored it -_- So, now i need to have the os locate and install the network cards, how to?


In case you didn't notice, I'm a reaaal solaris

You could run sys-unconfig as root. That will reboot the system and go into a very similar "install process" where you will configure you network and other things, as well as the root password.

That's probably the easiest way but if you wnat to see what files are involved behind the scenes.... another possibility would be to use ifconfig.

If you know what the name if the interface is (i.e. hme0, dmfe0 bge0 or whatever) then you can use the 'plumb' option with ifconfig to bring it up

Then use the ifconfig command to configure the card.

which would looke something like...

you then need to update some files

in /etc/hosts add the following line
your ip address hostname loghost
i.e.
192.168.100.10 hostname loghost

In /etc/netmasks add the following line
your network address netmask
i.e
192.168.100.0 255.255.255.0

In /etc/defaultrouter enter the ip address of the defaultrouter on the network.
echo "router ip address" > /etc/defaultrouter
i.e.
echo 192.168.100.1 > /etc/defaultrouter


If there are nameservers on your network you might want to do the following also;
change the line in /etc/nsswitch.conf
from: hosts: files
to:hosts: files dns

add the ip addresses of your nameservers to /etc/resolv.conf
something like:
nameserver 192.168.100.233


Hope that helps.

If you don't know the interface name, you can run
and see if it shows up.

How do you configure Solaris 9 to use DHCP? I have just set up a Solaris 9 system in my pc support class since my high school uses dhcp for temporary computers, I need to be able to configure it.

-derek

Assuming your interface is bge0:

I just tried that and it doesn't seem to have the interface bge0. Do you know if it would be anything else?

Thanks in advance

Do you know what sort of network card it is?
instead of bge0 it could be hme0/eri0/ge0/qfe(0-3) amongst a few.

Are you using Sun hardware? If so what type?

I think I already answered that question to you in this very same thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...37#post1919537

After running that command, "ifconfig -a" will show you all you all the interfaces available, just ignore lo0, which is a virtual one (loopback).

Defaultrouter means Gateway if I am on LAN , does't it ?

On my Desktop at work I have got this file , was created by system.

On my laptop, I have to create this file.

Is this normal ?

About /etc/defaultrouter: your default route
About /etc/resolv.conf: yes, create the file if it doesn't exist.

If by "Is this normal", you mean "is it something for which at least one rational explanation exists", then the answer is yes.

Defaultrouter means default gateway if I am on LAN , does't it ?.

I configured my laptop at work with ip addresses belong to my LAN at work.

If I want to use same laptop at home, do I need to configure (modify files /etc/nnswitch.conf, resolve.conf,,,,etc accordoing to ip addresses belong to my LAN at home) it again to be able to access internet ?.

Working with laptop, i think the best way just use Dhcp, or else, you have to re-configure ur ip address, default route (gateway) and name servers. Surely, if your network configuration is correct, u can access internet again.

Default router is the IP router your machine will use to reach any network missing an explicit route to.
On simple networks, there is only one router and it is used to connect to the Internet, so this is the defaultrouter.

Gateway is indeed a synonym, but this word is used in a wider range of situations.