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CHAPTER 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 page17
■“Setting Up a Diskless Client System on a GigaSwift Ethernet Network” on
page19
■“Installing the Solaris Operating Environment Over a GigaSwift Ethernet
Network” on page 21

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
filefor ce interfaces.
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.
2. Use the ifconfig command to setup the adapter’s ce interface.
#grep ce /etc/path_to_inst
"/pci@1f,4000/pci@1/network@4"
0
"ce"