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Ok ... I've relocated a SUN box and I've managed to change all of the IP addressess successfully ... both the local IP addresses and those that the box needs to connect to remotely. I was able to get the box to accept the default router's IP address using the command "route add default xx.xx.xx.xx" but upon reboot the default router goes away. A little research brought me to /etc/defaultrouter and that file contains the OLD default router IP address. I've attempted to change the address with vi but I get a permissions denial. Additionally, I cannot chmod the file (even though I'm logged as root). The error "chmod warning can't change defaultrouter" ... and now I'm stumped.

What's my next step, Oh Guru's of the World's Most Stable Operating System?

regs,

.al.

Can you run the following commands and provide the output:

uname -a
ls -l /etc/defaultrouter
id
Also please attempt your chmod and vi of /etc/defaultrouter and let me see the output.

Also to make sure i understand you are just trying to set the default route on your solaris machine ?

Thanks

jtwcarboy: Thanks so much for your reply. However, I just logged off, logged back on, and was able to change the file. Too bizarre.

regs,

.al.

Strange, Have fun !!