Running the Solaris Ethernet Pseudo-driver

Change to the Solaris Ethernet pseudo-driver sub-directory:

$ cd install_dir/tools/host/simu_drv

Launch the Solaris pseudo-driver with super-user privileges:

# sh simudrv start

Use the ifconfig command to ensure the driver is running correctly:

$ ifconfig -a

The output should include:

...

simu0: flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
     inet 2.1.1.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 2.255.255.255
         ether 20:20:0:0:1:0

...

This output will not be exactly as listed. It will vary depending on the configuration.