> Having the same problem - thank you for your notes to
> date; they've at least got me to this point. I also
> have a GigaByte MoBo with a Realtek 8169 chip...
>
> The #cat /etc/driver_aliases | grep 10ec shows it's
> there, but I cannot get the driver loaded
> (apparently).
the driver_alises file is a list of known NICS , It is not a list over
hardware found in your system .
use
# prtconf -v for the verbose list of PCI devices on your system.
>
> And where is this Gnome System/Administration/Network
> tool of which you speak?
In Opensolaris . Not in Solaris 10 Im afraid.
>
> None of the expected /etc files are there -
> presumably because the network setup survey is not
> run at the moment by Solaris install (5/08)?
True.
>
> should I start by creating an /etc/resolv.conf file?
> I'm thinking no, as I don't even have the driver
> loaded...
No you need to start with finding Driver for you network card .
Or inputting the correct PCI identifiers for you NIC into
/etc/driver_aliases and then perform
a Reconfiguration boot.
# sync
# reboot -- -r
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