Sun Microsystems 280R manual What Next

Note –If you have installed a PCI card as a second Ethernet interface, the operating system will prompt you to select a primary network interface and then will prompt you for its host name and IP address. You must configure the second interface separately, after the operating system is installed. See “How to Add an Ethernet Interface” on page 54.

Note –This system conforms to the Ethernet 100BASE-T IEEE 802.3u Ethernet Standard, which states that the Ethernet 10BASE-T link integrity test function should always be enabled on both the host system and the Ethernet hub. If you have problems verifying connection between this system and your hub, verify that the Ethernet hub also has the link test function enabled. See “Network Communications Failure” on page 187 and refer to the manual provided with your hub for more information about the link integrity test function.

What Next

After completing this procedure, the Ethernet hardware interface is ready for operation. However, in order for other network devices to communicate with the system, your network administrator must enter the system’s IP address and host name into the namespace on the network name server. For information about setting up a network name service, consult the Solaris System Administrator AnswerBook for your specific Solaris release.

The eri Fast Ethernet device driver for the system’s standard Ethernet interface is automatically installed with the Solaris release. For information about operating characteristics and configuration parameters for the eri driver, see Platform Notes: The eri Fast Ethernet Device Driver. This document is available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook, which is provided on the Solaris Supplement CD for the Solaris release you are running.

If you want to install and configure an additional network interface by means of a PCI card, you must configure it separately, after installing the operating system; see:

■“How to Add an Ethernet Interface” on page 54

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