Commands That Are Used for Network Configuration (Quick Reference)

The following table is a quick reference for locating which commands to use for various network configuration tasks, based on network configuration mode that you are using.

Table 7-2 Commands That Are Used to Configure the Network

Configuration Task	Commands to Use When in Automatic Mode	Commands to Use When in Manual Mode
Switch network configuration modes (enable or disable an NCP or a Location profile).	Enable automatic configuration: `netadm enable -p ncp Automatic` Enable a user-defined NCP: `netadm enable` `-p` `ncp` `ncp-name` Enable a Location profile (for setting system-wide network configuration): `netadm enable -p loc` `loc-name`	Enable manual configuration: `netadm enable -p ncp DefaultFixed`
List the active network profile on the system.	`netadm list`	Running `netadm list` results in an error message that says automatic network management is not available and that `netadm list` is only supported when automatic network management is active. Or, use the `svcprop -p netcfg/active_ncp physical:default` command to determine the current configuration mode.
Configure link properties.	`netcfg "create ncp` `ncp-name`; `create ncu phys` `ncu-name`; set `property`=`value`”	`dladm set-linkprop` `-p` property= `value` `link`
Configure IP interfaces.	`netcfg "create ncp` `ncp-name`; `create ncu ip` `ncu-name`; set `property`=`value`”	`ipadm create-ip` `interface`
Configure IP addresses.	Static IP: `netcfg "select ncp` `ncp-name`; `select ncu ip` `ncu-name`; `set ipv4–addrsrc=static; set ipv4–addr = 1.1.1.1./24"` DHCP: `netcfg "create ncp` `ncp-name`; `create ncu ip` `ncu-name`; `set ipv4–addrsrc=dhcp"`	IPv4 or IPv6 static address: `ipadm create-addr -T static -a IP-address address-object` IPv4 DHCP address: `ipadm create-addr` `-T` `dhcp` `address-object` Auto-generated IPv6 address based on a system's MAC address: `ipadm create-addr -T addrconf address-object`
Modify existing network configuration.	Link properties: `netcfg "select ncp` `ncp-name`; `select ncu phys` `ncu-name`; set `property`=`value`” IP interface: `netcfg "select ncp` `ncp-name`; `select ncu ip` `ncu-name`; set `property`=`value`”	`dladm set-linkprop -p` `property datalink` `ipadm set-prop` [`-t`] `-p prop=value[,...`] `protocol` `ipadm set-addrprop` [`-t`] `—p prop`=`value`[`,...`] `addrob`j `ipadm set-ifprop -p` `property`=`value` `interface` `ipadm set-prop -p` `property`=`value` `protocol` `ipadm set-addrprop -p` `value` `addrobj`
Configure or modify naming services (NIS and DNS).	DNS from DHCP: `netcfg "create loc` `loc-name` ; `set dns-nameservice-configsrc=dhcp"` Manual DNS: `netcfg "create loc` `loc-name`; `set dns-nameservice-configsr=static`; `set dns-nameservice-servers=1.1.1.1`; `set dns-nameservice-search=foo.com"` For an existing Location, use `netcfg "select..."`	Set parameters for naming services: `svccfg` and `svcadm`
Configure LDAP.	Only LDAP anonymous mode works when in automatic mode. To use an LDAP proxy or LDAP self-modes, enable the `DefaultFixed` NCP.	`ldapclient` or SMF commands to select LDAP.
Configure default route.	`netcfg "select ncp` `ncp-name`; `select ncu ip` `ncu-name`; `set ipv4–default-route=1.1.1.1"`	Set default route: `route -p add default` `routerIP-address` Set any static route: `route -p add -net` `nIP-address` `-gateway` `gIP-address`
Configure a system's host name (also sometimes referred to as a system's nodename).	`svccfg` `-s` sets the `config/nodename` property of the `svc:system/identity:node` SMF service to the desired name. Refresh and restart the service for the changes to take affect.	When the Automatic NCP is enabled on a system, the SMF service property is only set if the DHCP server does not provide a value for the nodename/hostname option (DHCP standard option code 12). See `nodename`(4)
Import naming service configuration.	Configured in the Locations profile.	`/usr/sbin/nscfg import -f FMRI` `nsccfg` exports existing legacy files into the SMF repository.
Unconfigure and reconfigure a system (including all network configuration).	Unconfigure an Oracle Solaris instance: `sysconfig unconfigure system` Reconfigure an Oracle Solaris instance: `sysconfig configure system`

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