This may be a dumb question, but I've been wondering why programs such as ping and traceroute must be setuid? Are there some restrictions which prevent normal users from accessing the world via sockets?
$ pwd
/bin
$ ls -l ping traceroute
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 35616 Apr 7 2005 ping... (1 Reply)
hi,
I setup a Solaris machine in my server room and my client cannot access it. Can anyone advise?
Test that i have done:
-My client pc cannot ping the server.
-My solaris server cannot ping client
-My solaris server can ping it's gateway
-Another NT machine 1 (10.179.30.26) in the server... (2 Replies)
hi,
I setup a Solaris machine in my server room and my client cannot access it. Can anyone advise?
Test that i have done:
-My client pc cannot ping the server.
-My solaris server cannot ping client
-My solaris server can ping it's gateway
-Another NT machine 1 (10.179.30.26) in the... (8 Replies)
i cannot find a usefull ping and traceroute command from TCP to another TCP server with port.
I usually do only traceroute IP and ping IP..is that enough? I wanted to check its connectivity to an IP address with port..
example:
from ip 1.1.1.1 (TCP port 1234)
destination 2.2.2.2 (TCP... (1 Reply)
Hi ALL,
I Have installed NEW v240 server through hyper terminal, After installation i unable to ping the server from out side server... i can see no entry in resolve.conf file.. but the server has DNS.. willl that issue.. please guide me ping the server from outside within the same network
bk (1 Reply)
Hi All,
I am using Vmware Workstation 6.0.3 build-80004.
Guest OS: Solaris 10
Host OS : Win XP
I am getting request time out when i am trying to ping from XP ( cmd line) to Solaris VM
- I have assigned IP 192.168.50.5 in Solaris VM ( Hostname: Tower1) and it is in UP status.
... (4 Replies)
Hi all,
I have a VM on Solaris 10 setup on a windows vista host machine.
1) Vista host i configure
VMnet 1: 10.1.1.10
Mask : 255.255.255.0
Subnet : 10.1.1.2
DNS : 10.1.1.100
2) Solaris on VM
Network device is on Custom(VMNET1)
IP : 10.1.1.4
Mask : 255.255.255.0
... (8 Replies)
Hello All,
I have searched and searched, but I am not finding any answers. Any help would be very welcome.
I have a home LAN centered around an Untangle gateway (up to date).
I have a Windows 7 PC and a Snow Leopard Mac
I also have two virtualized instances of windows (xp and 7) running... (1 Reply)
i am using solaris 10 and i am able to ping all the hosts but i am not able to traceroute any of them. how to fix this? (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: chidori
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
install-solaris
install-solaris(1M)install-solaris(1M)NAME
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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