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Chapter 1 About Network Administration in Oracle Solaris

Description of the Oracle Solaris Network Protocol Stack

Naming and Directory Services Configuration Within the Oracle Solaris Network Protocol Stack

Network Devices and Datalink Naming in Oracle Solaris

About Network Configuration Modes

Fixed Mode

Reactive Mode

About Profile-Based Network Configuration

Oracle Solaris Network Administration Commands

dladm Command

ipadm Command

route Command

netcfg and netadm Commands

Commands for Reconfiguring a System's Network

Information That Is Required to Configure Client Systems on the Network

Where to Find More Information About Network Administration in Oracle Solaris

Chapter 2 Administering Datalink Configuration in Oracle Solaris

About Datalink Configuration

Assigning Generic Names to Datalinks

Customizing How Generic Link Names Are Assigned By the Operating System

Link Names in Upgraded Systems

Replacing Hardware-Based Link Names

Caution About Changing Link Names

Rules for Valid Link Names

Administering Datalink Properties

Displaying General Information About Datalinks

Displaying a System's Datalinks

Displaying the Physical Attributes of Datalinks

Deleting a Datalink

Renaming a Datalink

Obtaining Runtime Statistics for Datalinks

Customizing Datalink Properties

Enabling Support for Jumbo Frames

Modifying Link Speed Parameters

Setting the STREAMS Module on Datalinks

Obtaining Status Information for Datalink Properties

Displaying Datalink Properties

Displaying Ethernet Property Values

Additional dladm Configuration Tasks

How to Move IP Configuration From One Network Device to Another Device

How to Replace a Network Interface Card With Dynamic Reconfiguration

SPARC: How to Ensure That the MAC Address of Each Interface Is Unique

Chapter 3 Configuring and Administering IP Interfaces and Addresses in Oracle Solaris

Administering Network Configuration by Using the ipadm Command

Configuring IPv4 Interfaces

How to Configure an IPv4 Interface

Configuring IPv6 Interfaces

How to Configure a System For IPv6

Using Temporary Addresses for an IPv6 Interface

How to Configure a Temporary IPv6 Address

Configuring an IPv6 Token

How to Configure a User-Specified IPv6 Token

Configuring IPv6-Enabled Interfaces on Servers

How to Enable IPv6 on a Server's Interfaces

Migrating From an IPv4 Network to an IPv6 Network

Configuring Routing

Routing Tables and Routing Types

Creating Persistent (Static) Routes

How to Add a Static Route to the Routing Table

Enabling Routing for Single-Interface Systems

How to Enable Dynamic Routing on a Single-Interface System

About IPv6 Routing

Configuring Multihomed Hosts

How to Create a Multihomed Host

Implementing Symmetric Routing on Multihomed Hosts

Customizing IP Interface Properties and Addresses

Setting the MTU Property

Enabling Packet Forwarding

Customizing IP Address Properties

Disabling, Removing, and Modifying IP Interface Configuration

Removing an IP Interface Configuration

Disabling an IP Interface Configuration

Removing or Modifying an IP Interface Configuration

How to Modify an Existing IP Address

Monitoring IP Interfaces and Addresses

Obtaining General Information About IP Interfaces

Obtaining Information About IP Interfaces

Obtaining Information About IP Interface Properties

Obtaining Information About IP Addresses

Obtaining Information About IP Address Properties

Chapter 4 Administering Naming and Directory Services on an Oracle Solaris Client

What's New in Naming Service Configuration

Overview of Naming and Directory Services Configuration

About the name-service/switch SMF Service

Configuring a System for Local Files Mode

How to Configure a System for Local Files Mode

Configuring a DNS Client

How to Enable a DNS Client

Enabling Multicast DNS

Advertising Resources for DNS

Configuring a NIS Client

How to Configure a NIS Client in Broadcast Mode

How to Configure a NIS Client by Using Specific NIS Servers

How to Disable NIS Client Services

Configuring an LDAP Client

Importing Naming Services Configuration

Resetting SMF Naming Services Configuration

Chapter 5 About Administering Profile-Based Network Configuration in Oracle Solaris

About the Reactive Mode

About Profile-Based Network Configuration

Profile Type Descriptions

Description of an NCP

Description of an NCU

Description of a Location Profile

Description of an ENM

Description of a Known WLAN

System-Defined and User-Defined Profiles

Guidelines for Using Profile-Based Network Configuration

Profile Activation Policy

Profile Activation Modes

Security Requirements for Using Profile-Based Network Configuration

How Profile-Based Network Configuration Works With Other Oracle Solaris Features

Chapter 6 Administering Profile-Based Network Configuration in Oracle Solaris

Enabling and Disabling Profiles

Configuring Profiles

Working in the netcfg Interactive Mode

Working in the netcfg Command-Line Mode

Working in the netcfg Command-File Mode

Creating NCPs

Creating NCUs for an NCP

How to Create NCUs for an NCP Interactively

Creating Locations

How to Create a Location Interactively

Creating ENMs

How to Create an ENM Interactively

Creating Known WLANs

How to Create a Known WLAN Interactively

Administering Profiles

Setting Property Values for Profiles

How to Set Profile Property Values Interactively

Obtaining Information About Profile Configuration

Listing Property Values for an Individual Profile

How to List All of the Property Values for a Profile Interactively

Obtaining a Specific Property Value for a Profile

How to Obtain a Specific Property Value for a Profile

Setting Property Values for a Profile by Using the walkprop Subcommand

How to

Displaying Information About Profiles

Displaying the Current State of a Profile

Displaying Auxiliary State Values of Profiles

Removing Profiles

How to Remove a Profile Interactively

Exporting a Profile Configuration

Restoring an Exported Profile Configuration

Administering Network Configuration From the Desktop

Chapter 7 Administering Wireless Networks in Oracle Solaris

Administering Wireless Networks by Using the Command Line

How to Connect to a WiFi Network

How to Monitor the WiFi Link

Establishing Secure WiFi Communications

How to Set Up an Encrypted WiFi Network Connection by Specifying a WEP Key

Administering Known WLANs in Reactive Mode

Administering Wireless Networks From the Desktop

How to Join a Wireless Network

Managing Favorite Wireless Networks From the Desktop

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The following tasks are described in this section:

How to Connect to a WiFi Network
How to Monitor the WiFi Link