Can't connect to Internet

yahyaaa · December 12, 2009, 3:30pm

Dear freinds...

I downloaded solaris for x86 and was able to configure the lan correctly.. I can ping and share with other destops through lan... but still I can't connect to internet ? can you please help..

I put my default gateway which is 192.168.1.1 to /etc/defaultrouter but with no use..

My ip is 192.168.1.100

please advise

DukeNuke2 · December 12, 2009, 3:53pm

if you use the search function, you should find tons of information for this topic...

the key should be the dns configuration. edit the files
/etc/resolv.conf
and
/etc/nsswitch.conf
with the correct settings!

best,
DN2

yahyaaa · December 12, 2009, 4:03pm

thank you for your response...

Yes, I read about these files, but I still dont know how should I configure the /etc/nsswitch.conf file... ?

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cat /etc/resolv.conf
server1 192.168.1.1

is this ok also ? my hostname is server1

thank you

bartus11 · December 12, 2009, 4:07pm

/etc/resolv.conf should contain line like that:

nameserver 192.168.1.100

where 192.168.1.100 is the IP address of your DNS server.

tamitot · December 12, 2009, 11:13pm

edit the nsswitch.conf file. look for the line with:

hosts: files

add dns at the end of this line to enable dns lookup for hosts on your machine.

more information can be found here: Enabling a Machine to Use DNS (Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide) - Sun Microsystems

naw_deepak · December 13, 2009, 3:37am

Simply, run the command:

#cp /etc/nsswitch.dns   /etc/nsswitch.conf

Thanks,
Deepak

yahyaaa · December 13, 2009, 5:02am

Many many thanks...

It works now ....

But now every time I restart my solaris I have to run "ifconfig gani0 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 ...

where can I insert this command so that it runs automatically each time I restart my pc ??

Many thanks again

bartus11 · December 13, 2009, 6:13am

In /etc/hostname.gani0:

192.168.1.100

Netmask will be automatically set to /24.

tamitot · December 13, 2009, 7:40am

create a hostname.gani0 file on /etc with the hostname or IP of the host.

# echo `hostname` > /etc/hostname.gani0

this will make the ip configuration persist across reboots.

yahyaaa · December 13, 2009, 7:39pm

I already made this... still the routing table disappear when I reboot. .

tamitot · December 13, 2009, 8:19pm

make sure that there is no /etc/dhcp.gani0 file.
check the file /etc/nodename. it should only contain the hostname of your host.
check the file /etc/inet/hosts file. make sure there is a line there that contain like this:

192.168.1.100       <hostname of your computer as it is in /etc/nodename>

add to the /etc/inet/netmask the appropriate network and netmask, ie:

192.168.1.0      255.255.255.0

run the command:

ifconfig gani0 <hostname> netmask + broadcast + up

bartus11 · December 14, 2009, 1:24am

edit

/etc/defaultrouter

with IP address of your router... And next time you should RTFM

naw_deepak · December 14, 2009, 7:55am

Edit two files, /etc/inet/ipnodes and /etc/inet/hosts and put the below entry in both:

192.168.1.100    gani0

Thanks,
Deepak

bartus11 · December 14, 2009, 9:33am

gani0 is name of his network interface not hostname... and to make route configuration persist across reboots he needs to edit /etc/defaultrouter not hosts databases.