Recently, I did a sys-unconfig on my system (hardware: SunBlade150,
OS: Solaris 8). It wiped out all the network related configuration on
the system.
Now, I want to enable the network back. The problem is.... How do I
find out the interface name?
i.e. /etc/hostname.hme0 or /etc/hostname.ce0....etc.
Can I get some advice here? Thank you!
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Hi,
I also have a sun blade 100 and the interface name is eri0.
I could not understand what you meant by "It wiped out all the network related configuration on the system."
To determine which interfaces are configured, run the command 'ifconfig -a'
Please refer to the man page of sysidconfig and sysidtool.
Also, refer to the man page of sys-unconfig to see what it did and to see where it kept some copies of your previous configuration.
sys-unconfig removes all the files that make up the network configuration, including the hostname.* file(s), but normally upon the next reboot, the system will prompt you for all the network configuration again and re-install those files for you. The system will discover the type of network adapter and name the hostname.* file properly for you. Failing that, you can look up your system type at sunsolve.sun.com and manually install the /etc/hostname.* , /etc/netmasks, /etc/hosts . You can discover the network adapter type yourself using the prtconf command, the dmesg command, and the open boot prom command "devalias".
The interface name is based on the physical architecture of the network adaptor(s) found on the box. Each device is also assigned a number to differentiate it from other similar devices on the box:
hme0
hme1
...
This is done automatically when you follow the instructions during the network installation process.
It may be that the reason you did this was to solve an existing problem, so if the adaptors are not detected correctly, you may have a problem with your hardware - call your Sun Engineer for advice, or visit the Sunsolve site.
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by: arthurjbPosted on 2007-06-01 at 18:39:24ID: 19199525
I am fairly sure that the internal ethernet port on a SunBlade 150 is, eri0 .
Please let me know if you need any other help.
Good Luck!