On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I got here a Sun Ultra 60 and I need to configure it to the network. the 
> channel #solaris is not that helpful as #linux (in Linux cases) - and I've 
> been fed up with RTFM (which I did read but didn't find what I need)
> 
> Here is the situation:
> 
> I have this machine, and I give it an IP: 192.168.141.5 (no, thats only 
> example - not the real one)
> 
> I set up all the other stuff (gateway, hostname.hme0, defaultroute, everything)
                                                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Should be /etc/defaultrouter

> 
> Now here is my problem: If I setup the /etc/nsswitch.conf file - the hosts 
> parameters to DNS - then the boot part of the network failes, and the card 
> doesn't even get an IP. if I set the hosts to FILES - then it boots ok, but 
> I cannot do anything from this machine (no ftp, telnet, web, nothing)..
> 
> In Linux, I know I can set up something like files, hosts, dns - or any 
> sort of mix of them. If I do this trick on Solaris - it doesn't work. It's 
> either DNS or files, not both of them.
> 
> OS: Solaris 7 (SunOS 5.7)
> 
> Any help?? (and something off, off-topic - Minix services in Israel SUCKS 
> HARD!)

# cat /etc/hosts
#
# Internet host table
#
127.0.0.1       localhost
#10.0.0.1        taga            taga.tcltek.co.il
204.141.46.1    tango           tango.tcltek.co.il
10.0.0.6        taboo           taboo.tcltek.co.il


# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# /etc/nsswitch.files:
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
# does not use any naming service.
#
# "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
# /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet" transports.

passwd:     files
group:      files
hosts:      dns files
networks:   dns files
protocols:  files
rpc:        files
ethers:     files
netmasks:   files       
bootparams: files
publickey:  files
# At present there isn't a 'files' backend for netgroup;  the system will 
#   figure it out pretty quickly, and won't use netgroups at all.
netgroup:   files
automount:  files
aliases:    files
services:   files
sendmailvars:   files

> 
> Thanks
> Hetz
> 
> -------------------------
> Hetz Ben Hamo
> Sys. Admin.
> Intercomp
> 
> http://www.cobol2java.com
> 
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