Install Network component on Sunfire 280R Solaris 5.9

UNIX Solaris
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hi,

i just completed installing O/S 5.9 on Sunfire 280R with O/S 5.9. During installation, i wasn't able to add IP, Default gateway, NDS and netmask because the lan port wasn't not active yet. Now that i have a lan port active, how to add network components onto the system?

I did ifconfig to add ip, Default gateway, NDS and netmask but the system is not stable, sometime i can ping over the network some time not, it said that it unreacheable to the host that i try to ping. any thought? or step please?

thanks

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first grep for the interfaces
#grep -i net /etc/path_to_inst

eg, you get hme
ifconfig hme0 plumb
ifconfig hme0 inet XXX.XXX.XX.X netmask XXX.XXX.XXX.X broadcast + up

check ifconfig

add the host ip address in the /etc/hosts file.
vi /etc/defaultrouter --> add the default route in there
vi /etc/netmask --> edit the file.
vi /etc/hostname.hme0 --> input the hostname

#netstat -rn --> verify the gateway ip is seen
ping the gateway and verify