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1.3.1 Using the SunSwift SBus Adapter as Your Only Ethernet Interface

You will be installing software from the Solaris 2.5 CD-ROM. Make sure the Solaris 2.5 CD-ROM is properly placed in the CD-ROM drive before performing the following tasks.

1.As superuser, add the SUNWhmd and SUNWhmdu packages to your system:

#pkgadd -a none -d /cdrom/solaris_2_5_sparc/s0/Solaris_2.5 SUNWhmd SUNWhmdu

2.For both packages, answer / to the following question:

Enter path to package directory [?,q]

You will receive a message stating the process was successful.

3.Assign an IP address and host name for the SunSwift SBus Adapter Ethernet channel.

For example, 123.456.78.90 (IP address); zardoz (host name).

4.Edit the /etc/hosts file and remove your existing Ethernet interface’s

IP address and host name.

5.Add an entry to the /etc/hosts file containing the new IP address and host name for the selected hme channel.

This is the IP address and host name that you assigned in step 3.

6.Remove your existing Ethernet interface’s /etc/hostname.xx<num> file from your system.

7.Create a /etc/hostname.hme<num> file for the Ethernet channel you are planning to use for the SunSwift SBus Adapter.

•hostname is literal. Type hostname.

•num is the instance number of the SBus card installation. Use 0 for the first SunSwift SBus Adapter installation, 1 for the second instance, and so on.

8.In this file, add a line containing just the host name that you assigned for the SunSwift SBus Adapter. For example, if your host name is zardoz, enter just this word.

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