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Operating Systems Solaris Please help with computer name Solaris 5.8 Post 302129750 by rhfrommn on Wednesday 1st of August 2007 12:12:09 PM
Old 08-01-2007
It looks to me like your system is stuck halfway between using DHCP and static IP address.

You need to remove the /etc/dhcp.hme0 to make it stop using DHCP. Fix your /etc/hosts since DHCP will have messed it up after your last boot.

Then you need to make sure all the files needed for static networking are correct. Here's a link I found that lists them and what should be in them.
TCP/IP Configuration Files - Quick Config Guide

Also, the issue may be that the address you are trying to use is allocated as a DHCP address on your network. That would explain why you can SSH in with /etc/dhcp.hme0 there but can't without. In that case you would need to talk to your network admins and have them give you a static IP address to use instead of trying to use the one you're using now.

Try running nslookup on both your hostname and the IP address you're trying to use. Post the output here. That may help determine if you have a correct address to use.
 

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install-solaris(1M)													       install-solaris(1M)

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install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system SYNOPSIS
install-solaris install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation, install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer. The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation: For SPARC machines: 128 MB Minimum physical memory for all installation types 128 MB Minimum physical memory required for windowing system 384 MB Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation For x86 machines: 256 MB Minimum physical memory for all installation types 256 MB Minimum physical memory required for windowing system 512 MB Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea- tures available. install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more details. install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements. Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections. See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- | | |lation media) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5) It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus. 23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)
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