Firstly - how do you connect to the internet? Is it through a dialup modem or broadband? if it is broadband - is it via an ADSL or cable modem, or do you connect using the ethernet connection on your computer connected to a router?
Secondly, can you run the following command while logged in as "root": ifconfig -a and post the output here. This will let us see if Solaris has already configured your ethernet interface (Dell.com says it is an Intel Pro/100 VE on the Dimension 4700). Thanks Andrew. This message posted from opensolaris.org
