Sun Microsystems X1150A manual Configuring the Network Host Files

C H A P T E R 3

Network Configuration

This chapter describes how to edit the network host files after the adapter has been installed on your system. The chapter contains the following sections:

■“Configuring the Network Host Files” on page 25

■“Setting Up a GigaSwift Ethernet Network on a Diskless Client System” on page 27

■“Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet Network” on page 29

Configuring the Network Host Files

After installing the driver software, you must create a hostname.cenumber file for the adapter’s Ethernet interface. You must also create both an IP address and a host name for its Ethernet interface in the /etc/hosts file.

1.At the command line, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_to_inst file for ce interfaces.

#grep ce /etc/path_to_inst "/pci@1f,4000/network@4" 0 "ce"

In the example above, the device instance is from a Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter installed in slot 1. For clarity, the instance number is in bold italics.

Be sure to write down your device path and instance, which in the example is “/pci@1f,0/pci@1/network@4” 0. While your device path and instance may be different, it will be similar. You will need this information to make changes to the ce.conf file. See “Setting Parameters Using the ce.conf File” on page 51.

2. Use the ifconfig command to setup the adapter’s ce interface.

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