[SPARCbook] sys-unconfig

[Pete Schmidt]

Do not use sys-unconfig for routine changes in interface!  What
you need to do is configure your network interface to work on
your network and configure aspppd to dial your modem.  Set
/etc/gateways to prevent routing between the two interfaces.
Solaris is designed to work with machines that have multiple
interfaces.

All of this is documented in the man pages.  Start with
aspppd.  I have only used aspppd, on Solaris 2.51, hopefully
on 2.6 it is better.

    -pete

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Phillips [mailto:paul at partitura.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 11:27 AM
> To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SPARCbook] sys-unconfig
> 
> 
> When I first got my Sparcbook (Solaris 2.51), I wanted to 
> attach it to my LAN, so
> I used the sys-unconfig command, and it asked for all my 
> network parameters.  It
> worked fine.
> 
> Soon, I am going to take the plunge and install Solaris 2.6.  
> I will also want to
> take the Sparcbook out on the road and use ppp.  Obviously 
> when I use ppp all my
> networking parameters will be different.  Do I use 
> sys-unconfig again to tell it
> I am not attached to the LAN any more?  If so, what 
> parameters do I put in for IP
> address, etc, when ppp will assign all those dynamically?
> 
> Or is there some other way to correctly change the networking 
> parameters from
> fixed IP on a LAN to dynamic IP over ppp?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul Phillips
> 
> 
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