Re: [foxboro] connecting IA 6.3 to a network using secondary ethernet port for an APC application
- From: pavaneswara Reddy <mail.lp@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:29:27 +0530
HI Corey
That worked flawlessly..i got rid of the DHCP stuff by getting a static
IP assigned to the mac id
thanks a ton
Pavan
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Corey R Clingo <corey.clingo@xxxxxxxx>wrote:
> DHCP: In a word, don't, unless you really have a good reason to. You
> shouldn't need to on a lab/test network. Not worth the hassle for a test,
> and you sure don't want the IP address being yanked out from under you in
> production.
>
> /etc/netmasks: No need to edit unless you have non-default netmasks (e.g.,
> more than 24 bits for a 192.168). Mine has nothing in it and the system
> figured it out.
>
>
> It can be as simple as choosing a hostname (don't use the same one as your
> WP letterbug), entering it into a /etc/hostname.<if> file, where <if> is
> the hardware name of your interface, making an entry for the WP and the
> APC box in the WP's /etc/hosts file, maybe "ifconfig <if> plumb"-ing the
> interface, then rebooting.
>
>
> Corey
>
>
>
>
>
> From:
> pavaneswara Reddy <mail.lp@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:
> foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:
> 10/20/2011 09:57 AM
> Subject:
> [foxboro] connecting IA 6.3 to a network using secondary ethernet port for
> an APC application
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>
> hi all knowing list
> I am trying to do a test setup of IA 6.3 (solaris 2.5.x) on a WP51D. I
> need to connect this to a advanced application (APC ) in company lab
> network
> via a secondary ethernet port. Can some body help me with some pointers on
> this front.
>
> some specific inputs i am looking for are
> - how to configure DHCP on the machine ( do u need to
> configure it at all)
> - what are the changes that need to be done on the
> /etc/netmasks file
> - what are the changes that need to be done on the hosts
> file
>
> the ethernet port is a Twisted-Pair 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Interface with
> MII
> Connector PCI Card.
>
>
> thanks in advance
> Pavan
>
>
>
>
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