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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 page25
■“Setting Up a GigaSwift Ethernet Network on a Diskless Client System” on
page27
■“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
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.
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.confFile” on page 51.
2. Use the ifconfig command to setup the adapter’s ce interface.
#grep ce /etc/path_to_inst
"/pci@1f,4000/network@4"
0
"ce"