Solaris 9 9/04 Installation Guide

Syntax for Configuring a Single Interface

You can use the network_interface keyword to configure a single interface in the following ways.


Example 7–5 Configuring a Single Interface By Using DHCP With the network_interface Keyword

The following example instructs the installation program to use DHCP to configure the eri0 network interface. IPv6 support is not enabled.


network_interface=eri0 {dhcp protocol_ipv6=no}


Example 7–6 Configuring a Single Interface By Specifying Configuration Information With the network_interface Keyword

The following example configures the interface eri0 with the following settings.


network_interface=eri0 {hostname=host1 ip_address=172.31.88.100
                        netmask=255.255.255.0 protocol_ipv6=no}