Before you configure TCP/IP, complete the tasks that are listed in the following table. The table includes a description of what each task accomplishes and the section in the current documentation where the specific steps to perform the task are detailed.
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Design the network topology. |
Determine the physical layout of the network. |
Network Topology Overview and IPv4 Autonomous System Topology |
2. Obtain a network number from your ISP or Regional Internet Registry (RIR). |
Get a registered network number, which enables systems at your site to communicate externally. | |
3. Plan the IPv4 addressing scheme for the network. If applicable, include subnet addressing. |
Use the network number as the basis for your addressing plan. | |
4. Assemble the network hardware depending on the network topology. Assure that the hardware is functioning properly. |
Set up the systems, network media, routers, switches, hubs and bridges that you outlined in the network topology design. |
The hardware manuals and Network Topology Overview. |
5. Assign IPv4 addresses and host names to all systems in the network. |
Assign the IPv4 addresses during Oracle Solaris installation or post installation, in the appropriate files. |
Designing Your IPv4 Addressing Scheme and How to Change the IPv4 Address and Other Network Configuration Parameters |
6. Run configuration software that is required by network interfaces and routers, if applicable. |
Configure routers and multihomed hosts. |
Planning for Routers on Your Network and Configuring an IPv4 Router for information on routers. |
7. Determine which name service or directory service your network uses: NIS, LDAP, DNS, or local files. |
Configure your selected name service and/or directory service. |
System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP). |
8. Select domain names for your network, if applicable. |
Choose a domain name for your network and register it with the InterNIC. |
System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) |