- System Administration Guide: IP Services

database search order specification

Using NIS or DNS as the Name Service

domain name system (DNS),

files corresponding to network databases,

hosts database and

Using Local Files as the Name Service

local files

description,

/etc/inet/hosts file

hosts Database

Systems That Should Run in Local Files Mode

local files mode

network databases and

Network Databases

Using NIS or DNS as the Name Service

NIS,

nsswitch.conf file templates,

Client Host Name Registration

registration of DHCP clients,

selecting a service

Selecting a Name Service and Directory Service

Selecting a Name Service and Directory Service

supported services,

names/naming

domain names

selecting,

Domain Names

top-level domains,

Domain Names

host name

administering,

Administering Host Names

/etc/inet/hosts file,

Initial /etc/inet/hosts File

naming network entities

Naming Entities on Your Network

node name

local host,

Using IP Filter's NAT Feature

NAT

configuring rules for,

deactivating,

How to Deactivate NAT

limitations with IPsec,

IPsec and NAT Traversal

NAT rules

appending,

How to Append Rules to the NAT Rules

viewing,

How to View Active NAT Rules

overview,

Using IP Filter's NAT Feature

removing NAT rules,

How to Remove NAT Rules

using IPsec and IKE

How to Configure IKE for Off-Site Systems

viewing statistics,

How to View NAT Statistics for IP Filter

ndpd.conf file

6to4 advertisement,

How to Configure a 6to4 Tunnel

creating, on an IPv6 router,

How to Configure an IPv6-Enabled Router

ndpd.conf file

interface configuration variables,

ndpd.conf Configuration File

keyword list,

ndpd.conf Configuration File

prefix configuration variables,

ndpd.conf Configuration File

ndpd.conf file

temporary address configuration,

How to Configure a Temporary Address

Neighbor Discovery protocol

address autoconfiguration

Autoconfiguration Process

address resolution,

capabilities,

Comparison of Neighbor Discovery to ARP and Related IPv4 Protocols

comparison to ARP,

duplicate address detection algorithm,

Duplicate Address Detection Algorithm

major features,

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol

neighbor solicitation,

Neighbor Solicitation and Unreachability

prefix discovery

Prefix Configuration Variables

router discovery

Obtaining a Router Advertisement

neighbor solicitation, IPv6,

ICMP Messages From Neighbor Discovery

neighbor unreachability detection

IPv6

Neighbor Solicitation and Unreachability

Comparison of Neighbor Discovery to ARP and Related IPv4 Protocols

netmasks database,

netmasks Database

adding subnets

Adding a Subnet to a Network (Task Map)

How to Configure a Host for Local Files Mode

corresponding name service files,

Adding a Subnet to a Network (Task Map)

/etc/inet/netmasks file

adding subnets,

editing

/etc/inet/netmasks File

network masks

applying to IPv4 address

Creating the Network Mask for IPv4 Addresses

creating

Creating the Network Mask for IPv4 Addresses

description,

Creating the Network Mask for IPv4 Addresses

subnetting,

What Is Subnetting?

netstat command

-a option,

Monitoring Network Status With the netstat Command

description,

displaying status of known routes,

How to Display the Status of Known Routes

-f option,

inet option,

inet6 option,

netstat Command Modifications for IPv6 Support

IPv6 extensions,

per-protocol statistics display,

How to Display Statistics by Protocol

-r option,

How to Display the Status of Known Routes

running software checks,

How to Perform Basic Network Software Checking

syntax,

Monitoring Network Status With the netstat Command

Network Address Translation (NAT), See NAT

network administration

designing the network,

Determining the Network Hardware

host names,

Administering Host Names

network numbers,

Deciding on an IP Addressing Format for Your Network

network classes,

addressing scheme

class A,

Class A Network Numbers

class B

Class B Network Numbers

class C,

Class C Network Numbers

IANA network number assignment,

Deciding on an IP Addressing Format for Your Network

network number administration,

range of numbers available,

Determining Host Configuration Modes

network client mode

definition,

host configuration,

Systems That Are Network Clients

overview

network clients

ethers database,

ethers Database

host configuration,

network configuration server for

Systems That Are Network Clients

systems operating as

network configuration

configuring

network clients,

Configuring Network Clients

services,

Monitoring and Modifying Transport Layer Services

configuring security,

Converting dhcptags Entries to inittab Entries

enabling IPv6 on a host,

Modifying an IPv6 Interface Configuration for Hosts and Servers

hop, description,

Packet Forwarding and Routing on IPv4 Networks

host configuration modes,

Determining Host Configuration Modes

IPv4 network configuration tasks,

Configuring Systems on the Local Network

IPv4 network topology,

IPv4 Network Topology Scenario

IPv6-enabled multihomed hosts,

How to Enable an IPv6 Interface for the Current Session

IPv6 router,

How to Configure an IPv6-Enabled Router

network configuration server setup,

How to Configure an IPv4 Router

router,

TCP/IP configuration modes,

IPv4 Network Topology Scenario

configuration information,

Determining Host Configuration Modes

local files mode,

Systems That Are Network Clients

network client mode

network configuration servers,

network configuration servers

booting protocols,

definition,

setting up,

Network Databases and the nsswitch.conf File

network databases

bootparams database,

bootparams Database

corresponding name service files,

DNS boot and data files and,

How to Perform Basic Network Software Checking

ethers database

checking entries,

overview,

ethers Database

hosts database

checking entries,

How to Perform Basic Network Software Checking

name services, affect on,

name services, forms of,

name services affect on,

overview

hosts Database

name services' affect

netmasks database

netmasks Database

Network Databases and the nsswitch.conf File

networks database,

networks database

nsswitch.conf file and

Configuring the IPQoS Example Topology

protocols database,

protocols Database

services database,

services Database

network example for IPQoS,

network interfaces

IP addresses and,

How IP Addresses Apply to Network Interfaces

monitoring by DHCP service,

Specifying Network Interfaces for DHCP Monitoring

multiple network interfaces

/etc/inet/hosts file

Initial /etc/inet/hosts File

Network IPsec Management rights profile,

How to Configure a Role for Network Security

Network Management rights profile,

How to Configure a Role for Network Security

network planning

Planning an IPv4 Addressing Scheme (Tasks)

How Routers Transfer Packets

adding routers

Planning for Routers on Your Network

How Routers Transfer Packets

design decisions

Determining the Network Hardware

IP addressing scheme

Deciding on an IP Addressing Format for Your Network

How IP Addresses Apply to Network Interfaces

name assignments

Naming Entities on Your Network

Obtaining Your Network's IP Number

registering your network,

network prefix, IPv4,

Designing Your CIDR IPv4 Addressing Scheme

network security, configuring,

Converting dhcptags Entries to inittab Entries

Network Security rights profile,

How to Configure a Role for Network Security

network topologies for IPQoS,

Hardware Strategies for the Diffserv Network

configuration example,

IPQoS Topology

LAN with IPQoS-enabled firewall,

IPQoS on a Firewall

LAN with IPQoS-enabled hosts,

IPQoS on Individual Hosts

LAN with IPQoS-enabled server farms,

IPQoS Network Topologies

network topology

Network Topology Overview

autonomous system,

IPv4 Autonomous System Topology

DHCP and,

Mapping Your Network Topology

networks database

corresponding name service files,

Administering Default Address Selection

overview,

networks database

new features

default address selection,

DHCP event scripts,

DHCP Client Event Scripts

DHCP on logical interfaces,

DHCP Client Systems With Multiple Network Interfaces

inetconv command,

How to Configure a User-Specified IPv6 Token

manually configuring a link-local address,

routeadm command,

How to Configure an IPv6-Enabled Router

SCTP protocol,

How to Add Services That Use the SCTP Protocol

Service Management Facility (SMF),

Parts of the IPv6 Address

site prefix, in IPv6

Prefixes in IPv6

temporary addresses in IPv6,

Using Temporary Addresses for an Interface

next-hop

Packet Forwarding and Routing on IPv4 Networks

Comparison of Neighbor Discovery to ARP and Related IPv4 Protocols

next-hop determination, IPv6,

NIS

network databases

Network Databases

Using NIS or DNS as the Name Service

selecting as name service,

node, IPv6,

IPv6 Network Overview

nslookup command,

Changes to Name Service Commands

IPv6,

How to Verify That DNS IPv6 PTR Records Are Updated Correctly

nsswitch.conf file

changing

examples,

Changes to the nsswitch.conf File

modifications, for IPv6 support,

name service templates,

network client mode configuration,

syntax