• The client’s hardware network address
• The address of the gateway from the client to theserver, if the server
and client are on different networks
• The type of network where the client is connected: Ethernet, FDDI,
or TokenRing
• Whether or not you want to use a profile set during installation (see
Chapter 7 for information about profile sets)

6.1.2 Registering Client Host Names and IP Addresses

Make sure that your clients are registered with the naming services
available on your LAN:
• The RIS server’s /etc/hosts file
• Any Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) server
• Any Network Information Services (NIS) server
Use the Network Configuration Application to place each client processor’s
host name and IP (Internet Protocol) address in the /etc/hosts file when
you first set up your LAN. See the Network Administration: Connections
manual for information about the Network Configuration Application.
Youalso can place the host name and IP address in the /etc/hosts file
with a text editor such as vi. Thehost name andIP address for each client
processor must be unique. See hosts(4) for more information about the
/etc/hosts file.
See the Network Administration: Services manual for information about
setting up NIS and the BIND Configuration Application.
6.2 Adding a RIS Client with the ris Utility
Follow this procedure to add a RIS client:
1. Log in as root or use the su command togain superuserprivileges.
2. Enter /usr/sbin/ris to start the ris utility. You see the RIS Utility
Main Menu:
*** RIS Utility Main Menu ***
Choices without key letters are not available.
a) ADD a client
d) DELETE software products
i) INSTALL software products
) LIST registered clients
6–2 Managing RIS Clients and Environments