[SunRescue] Solaris 8 and dhcp

[Magnus Abrante]

Indeed :) The only thing to add is that if you dont want do to it manually
each time you reboot the system you can do a touch /etc/hostname.<interface>
and touch /etc/dhcp.<interface>.

For futher reference see Sunsolve and infodoc #16207

Best regards,

	        //Magnus Abrante
/* This is my opinion and not the one of my empolyer */

> man ifconfig should tell you- but here's a quick (from memory) summary.
> Double-check the syntax against the man page.
> 
> plumb the interface (if not already)
> 
> ifconfig hme1 plumb
> 
> Then
> 
> ifconfig hme1 dhcp start
> 
> you can also do 
> 
> ifconfig hme1 dhcp status
> 
> to see what's going on.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Steve
> 
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> OK, I'm probably being particularly schtupid, but.....
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> I cannot figure out how to set up hme1 on my ultra 5 as a dhcp client, and 
> more frustratingly, can't find an applicable man page.
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> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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> AL
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