FAQ:
How to connect a SPARC/Solaris workstation
to DSL (Covad/Zyan)
By Colin A. Bitterfield
EX-SUN Microsystems, Inc.
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Overview:
When I went to install my Ultra 10 at home via DHCP the issue became quickly that I did not want the hostname "unknown" or "something.something.something.provider.com". I found that there are 2 issues one is getting the hostname set correctly and the other is getting the /etc/inet/hosts file set correctly.
Tested Configuration:
Ultra 10 Solaris 8, & Ultra60 Solaris 8 How to:
Step 1:
Install Solaris 8 normally. Choose DHCP for network addressing or you can choose a none network install and update the files /etc/nodename and /etc/dhcp.hme0. Replace the 2 files initsvc and S30network.sh they are included below. You can grep on "DSL" to see the modifications Reboot the machine
Step 2.
Create or edit the following files
/etc/nodename (Place the hostname you want the machine to be, otherwise you will get something like "dhcp-23-45.isp.net" or "unknown" as the hostname. /etc/dhcp.hme0 (You place the word "primary" in here if you have more than one interface).
Sample Files:
/etc/init.d/initsvc
/etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh
Step 3:
Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf:
Make sure that you copy /etc/nsswitch.dns to /etc/nsswitch.conf
Step 4. Troubleshooting
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