Paiseley writes:
> Hi. I'm new to Solaris. After successfully running the HCL for my hardware, I
> installed SXDE onto one of my hard drives.
>
> Everything runs great. Except I have no internet connection.
> Someone has yet to give me useful advice on what to do
Start by running "/usr/X11/bin/scanpci", so that we know *exactly*
what kind of hardware you've got.
Other random suggestions:
- run "ifconfig -a plumb ; ifconfig -a" -- if you have a
supported device at all, it should show up there.
- contact [EMAIL PROTECTED], as that's where most
of the driver people hang out. You won't get as much help
from a general-interest list like opensolaris-discuss.
> (going on eBay and buying an intel ethernet card is NOT useful advice).
I don't know what kind of chipset you have, but if you've got an
unsupported chipset, it's probably the best advice you'll get. Even
an old 3c509 card would work fine.
(In general, if the interface doesn't work on the first try, it's a
fair bet that it's just not a supported one.)
> I have an DFI Infinity nforce 4 motherboard (AMD64) with built-in ethernet
> that connects to a broadband modem (wi-max).
>
> I manage to get my IP numbers (for gateway, subnet, and ip) via windows.
> Other than that, I don't know what to do.
> I hope no one is sick of answering this question...because I really need help.
You shouldn't need those IP addresses. Running DHCP should configure
all of that for you ... once you've got the right driver set up.
--
James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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