Solaris Networking

 

 

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Planning
  3. Configuration
  4. Configuration Files
  5. Multihomed Hosts
  6. Local Files
  7. Configuration Server
  8. Client Mode
  9. Routers
  10. Troubleshooting

See Also

  1. Networking

Overview

To configure networking on Sun boxes:

  1. Configure /etc/hosts. For example: 

    127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.4.199   apollo loghost

  2. Configure /etc/resolv.conf.

  3. Set mn.yourcompany.com in /etc/defaultdomain, which is used by domainname

  4. Run netstat -r and verify that a default route is set. If not, run:

    route add default 192.168.4.1

  5. Do not set /etc/defaultrouter

  6. Configure logical interfaces

  7. Add a dns flag to the hosts line of nsswitch.conf, and that enabled dns within the yourcompany network... 
    # /etc/nsswitch.files:
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
# does not use any naming service.
#
# "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
# /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet" transports.

passwd:     files
group:      files
hosts:      files dns
ipnodes:    files
networks:   files
protocols:  files
rpc:        files
ethers:     files
netmasks:   files
bootparams: files
publickey:  files

### There is no 'files' backend for netgroup.  The system will
### figure it out pretty quickly, and won't use netgroups at all.

netgroup:   files
automount:  files
aliases:    files
services:   files
sendmailvars:   files
printers:       user files

auth_attr:  files
prof_attr:  files
project:    files

If you do not want to set the above files by hand, there is a menu-driven configuration script that can be accessed:

  1. As user root, run sys-unconfig

  2. At the ok prompt type: boot

  3. After the reboot, a menu should come up. Answer the config questions as best you can...

 

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