GN writes:
> A while ago I tried to install Solaris 10 on a test machine but
> everytime I come to the network configuration, it just hangs when i
> choose DHCP for my NIC to obtain its IP from my ISP.
[...]
> I have 2 NICs on the test machine, a 3Com 3c905C-TX/TX-M (primary,
> connected to the modem) and an Accton EN-1216 (secondary NIC).
[...]
It sounds (at a guess) like your ISP is refusing to supply an address.
One _plausible_ (but by no means certain) reason for this to happen
would be that Solaris could be using an interface you're not
expecting.
Did you install the driver for that secondary NIC (afe) available from
smc.com? The other interface should bind to the integrated elxl
driver.
As there isn't much information in your message that would allow
someone to debug the problem remotely, here are some things to try in
order to get some insight into the problem.
Start by configuring the system without DHCP. Get to a root shell
prompt. Run these commands:
# ifconfig -a plumb
# ifconfig -a
What does this say? Do you have Ethernet interface(s) besides lo0?
If not, then you need to find out why the drivers aren't binding.
That's a separate issue from networking.
Assuming that you do have interfaces, and assuming that the primary is
in fact elxl0, try starting up DHCP:
# ifconfig elxl0 dhcp start
Does that return within 3-10 seconds or so? If not, then DHCP likely
isn't working. You can run "snoop -d elxl0" to gather more
information about what's going on.
If it does work, then look at what was set:
# ifconfig elxl0
# netstat -nr
Does the interface have an address? Do you see a default route
configured that points out towards elxl0? If so, then here's one way
to make sure that this interface will start at the next boot:
# rm -f /etc/hostname.* /etc/dhcp.*
# touch /etc/hostname.elxl0 /etc/dhcp.elxl0
After that, the next step is to figure out whether DNS is working.
You'll need to look at /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/resolv.conf. If
you're using DHCP, the latter is set up only during the boot process,
and only if your ISP properly supplies server addresses.
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