UNIX admin writes: > > Yes, I tried "ifconfig -a plumb". It didn't change > > anything; I still > > just see the two lo0 devices (IPv4 & IPv6) > > While Juergen migh be correct with `ifconfig -a`, this syntax is new and > unknown to me. As far as I know, "plumb" argument always needs a NIC instance.
"ifconfig -a plumb" is an intentional, though undocumented, special case. Ordinarily, the "-a" option means "read SIOCGIFCONF to determine what interfaces IP knows about, and operate on them." With the "plumb" keyword, however, it means "read libdevinfo to find all of the network devices in the system, and plumb each one into IP." It's a handy feature if you know that your system has network interface(s), but you're not sure what they're called, and can't figure out the output of prtconf, prtpicl, and similar utilities. If "ifconfig -a plumb" doesn't find the interface, then this means that either the hardware isn't recognized by Solaris as being associated with any usable driver, or the driver installed isn't a network driver. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
