vi /etc/nsswitch.conf

line that says hosts should read:

hosts:      files dns

(and /usr/sbin/ifconfig -a will show how your network is configured)


Mike

Harry Putnam wrote:
> Harry Putnam <reader at newsguy.com> writes:
> 
>> Michael Ramchand <Mike.Ramchand at Sun.COM> writes:
>>
>>> If all you really want is a permanently static IP, I think the
>>> following still works:
>>>
>>> 1: svcadm disable nwam
>>> 2: svcadm enable network/physical:default
>>> 3: in /etc/hostname.<interfacename> put the name of the machine you
>>> want it to be.
>>> 4: In /etc/hosts, make sure there is an IP for the hostname above.
> 
> [...]
> 
>> I just now followed those directions fleshed out a little more on a
>> site here:
>>   
>> http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2008.11/SYSADV0/How%20to%20Manually%20Configure%20the%20System%27s%20Wired%20Network%20Settings.html
>>
>> I haven't rebooted yet but will now to see if it sticks.
> 
> OK, reboot over... the network came up and allowed all services to
> start but dns fails.  I can navigate my home lan but not the internet.
> 
> /etc/resolv.conf looks like: 
>   domain hsd1.in.comcast.net.
>   nameserver 192.168.0.20
> 
> That is the address of my router.
> 
> cat
> /etc/defaultrouter
> 192.168.0.20
> 
> # cat /etc/hostname.rtls0
> 192.168.0.36
> 
> ifconfig rtls0
>  rtls0: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 
> index 2
>         inet 192.168.0.36 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>         ether 0:40:5:9:80:f0 
> 
> head -3 /etc/hosts
> ::1 zfs zfs.local localhost loghost
> 127.0.0.1 zfs zfs.local.lan localhost loghost
> 192.168.0.36    zfs.local.lan      zfs      # osol.11
> 
>  svcs|grep  network/physical
> online         17:11:04 svc:/network/physical:default
> 
> And I'm pretty sure netstat -nr shows what you would want it to:
> 
>  # netstat -nr
> Routing Table: IPv4
> Destination    Gateway     Flags     Ref       Use   
> ------------- ------------- ----- ----- ---------- --
> default       192.168.0.20  UG        1          2           
> 192.168.0.0   192.168.0.36  U         1          2 rtls0     
> 127.0.0.1     127.0.0.1     UH        1          0 lo0   
> 
> =====     *     =====     *     =====     *     =====
> =====     *     =====     *     =====     *     =====
>  
> But if I ping anything on the internet:
> 
>  # ping ftp.ucsb.edu
> ping: unknown host ftp.ucsb.edu
> 
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Mike Ramchand
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Systems Practice
Sun Microsystems (UK)
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