Hi
I'm trying to install Solaris 10 on a Sun Ultra 30. I choose networked, as its connected to a router with 2 other computers. The problem is no matter what I enter in the following sections when I go to confirm details I get an error and must go back and correct the details. I have previously tried installing "un-networked" but I can't find any tools to setup the network device etc.

I'm at a loss to work out how to get this right. I've been at it for hours. Any help would be appreciated.

TIA

What kind of error do you get? Is your network card identified correctly? Do you specify the IP address of your router, or let solaris to try to find one?
Try to install it "un-networked" and then run sys-unconfig to configure your network.

Thanks bathory
I did install un-networked and it seems to be working, networking with Macs but no internet yet. I think the problem was with choosing a name server, I was trying to configue DNS but choosing None got me through.

I still get confused about IP addresses and if I'm actually addressing the NIC, the router or my ISP. I can't find any CLEAR explainations to this anywhere.

Anyway I've lucked it in for now!

Thanks

Well, if you can see the other computers, but no internet, then edit (or create it, if it doesn't exist) the file /etc/defaultrouter and add the ip of your router. Also edit /etc/resolv/conf and put the ip of your dns server. Then edit /etc/nsswitch.conf, find the line and change it to:

I made the changes suggested but no change to functionality. Is there anything else to check?

please post the result of the following commands:

ifconfig -a
netstat -rn
grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
cat /etc/resolv.conf

Here we go...

# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
qfe3: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 192.168.0.3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
ether 8:0:20:e2:6c:9b
lo0: flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu 8252 index 1
inet6 ::1/128
qfe3: flags=2000841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6> mtu 1500 index 2
inet6 fe80::a00:20ff:fee2:6c9b/10
ether 8:0:20:e2:6c:9b


# netstat -rn

Routing Table: IPv4
Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface
-------------------- -------------------- ----- ----- ------ ---------
192.168.0.0 192.168.0.3 U 1 5 qfe3
default 192.168.0.1 UG 1 0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 2 544 lo0

Routing Table: IPv6
Destination/Mask Gateway Flags Ref Use If
--------------------------- --------------------------- ----- --- ------ -----
fe80::/10 fe80::a00:20ff:fee2:6c9b U 1 0 qfe3
ff00::/8 fe80::a00:20ff:fee2:6c9b U 1 0 qfe3
default fe80::a00:20ff:fee2:6c9b U 1 0 qfe3
::1



# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
# "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
hosts: files dns


# cat etc/resolv.conf
cat: cannot open etc/resolv.conf

That is OK, your interface is up and running with expected values.
This is OK too, you have a router set.
OK again, you'll use DNS to resolve names non set in /etc/hosts.
A problem here, that should be /etc/resolv.conf (with a leading /)

Right you are but I still get the same result

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
cat: cannot open etc/resolv.conf

Now, as I'm a complete novice, this is the file that I "created" in Kate (KDE) and I'll almost bet that's the wrong way to about it.

Any clues?

Thanks.

You need to create this file, with at least this single line inside:

nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

with xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx being the IP address of one of your Internet provider's name server.

Thanks for your help & patience.

I didn't have the word 'nameserver', just the IP address. Alas still no internet...

"An error occured while loading http://www.kde.org
Unknown host www.kde.org"

What gives http://62.70.27.118/ ?

Kill and restart nscd if the former works.
As root:

Done!

Your a genius! I love you! Australia will win the soccer!

Thank you so much.