Configuring Admin Pack Products

Configuration information is available for the following products. Also refer to the individual product's documentation set for more in-depth details. The entire Admin Pack documentation collection is available from the Documentation CD. Refer to "The Solaris 8 Admin Pack Documentation" for information on the available books for the Admin Pack and for instructions on installing the documentation.

• "Configuring PPP"

• "Configuring Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism"

Configuring PPP

Gather the information listed in this section before starting the PPP configuration script. Refer to chapter "Configuring Solstice PPP using pppinit" and chapter "Editing the Configuration Files" in the Solstice PPP 3.0.1 Administration Guide for full details.

• Determine the communications mode. You will need to choose from asynchronous client, asynchronous client/server, or synchronous.

• The type of modem used.

• List of available devices.

• Line speed.

• Name of remote host(s), and phone numbers.

• The file name for the data script.

• The login ID sent to the remote host and password.

• Whether you want to set a specific pool or modem for the host(s).

• Whether you want to use dynamic IP allocation or not.

• The IP netmask address.

Run the PPP configuration tool only once to set the initial PPP configuration interface. If you make a mistake during the configuration, at the end of the script, you have the option to exit without saving. To manage the PPP connection, run ppptool.

How to Configure PPP 3.0.1

1. Click the Applications tab in the SMC window to display the applications.

2. Double-click the Connectivity folder in the left window pane.

3. Double-click Configuration.

4. In the right window pane, double-click PPP Configuration to start the pppinit configuration script.

Configuring Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism

Setting up Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism (SEAM) involves many tasks. Refer to the following documentation before installing SEAM. The SEAM Installation and Release Notes gives instructions for the tasks which may require the use of the Solaris 8 Admin Pack product CD, such as:

• Preconfiguring SEAM installations

• Installing SEAM software

Tasks that can be completed after the software is preconfigured or installed are covered in the Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism Guide. These tasks include:

• Planning for SEAM

• Configuring master and slave KDCs

• Configuring SEAM clients

• Configuring SEAM NFS servers