you can update the file /etc/netmasks
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Browse All Topicshave solaris 8 running on sun blade 100. need to change tcp/ip config. i edited /etc/hosts to new hme0, but don't see where to put subnet mask.
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you can update the file /etc/netmasks
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http://oreilly.com/catalog
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by: docbertPosted on 2009-10-25 at 13:12:06ID: 25658025
The best and cleanest solution is to run "sys-unconfig". This will clear out a number of settings such as network settings, and then reboot the system.
On reboot you will be prompted to enter the new network settings, including IP address/netmask/DNS servers/etc. Alternatively it will give you the option to use DHCP is that's what you would prefer.
It is also possible to change the IP by manually editing a number of files on /etc, but I wouldn't recommend it - sys-unconfig is much easier and is guaranteed to update the right files for you.