Network Configuration

[Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi]

Hi all,
I have installed the text installation of current version of
opensolaris express on SUN ultra 45 workstation. When I try to configure
my network manually by using:

***@solaris-rbridge3:~# ifconfig bge1
10.3.93.40 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
It gives an error:
ifconfig: could not create address:
operation not supported

Please help me out.

[Edward Martinez]

Post by Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi
Hi all,
I have installed the text installation of current version of
opensolaris express on SUN ultra 45 workstation. When I try to
bge1 10.3.93.40 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
ifconfig: could not create
address: operation not supported
Please help me out.
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Seems like that is a class A ip address and I think class A ip
addresses uses a netmask of 255.0.0.0

[Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi]

But when I connect my linux machine to that network I always give the
netmask 255.255.255.0 and it is connected. I think so this is not the
problem

Post by Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi
**
Hi all,
I have installed the text installation of current version of
opensolaris express on SUN ultra 45 workstation. When I try to configure
bge1 10.3.93.40 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
operation not supported
Please help me out.
_______________________________________________
Seems like that is a class A ip address and I think class A ip
addresses uses a netmask of 255.0.0.0
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[Brian Wilson]

That is not the problem - you can assign whatever netmask you need.

One - did you plumb the interface first?
- ifconfig bge1 plumb

Two - Probably what you really need. There's a new networking stack.
I've seen at least half a dozen writeups of how to setup a static IP
address. Here's one -
http://wellrounded.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/solaris-11-express-configuring-a-static-ip/

cheers,
Brian

Post by Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi
But when I connect my linux machine to that network I always give the
netmask 255.255.255.0 and it is connected. I think so this is not the
problem

Post by Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi
Hi all,
I have installed the text installation of current version
of opensolaris express on SUN ultra 45 workstation. When I try
ifconfig bge1 10.3.93.40 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
ifconfig: could not create
address: operation not supported
Please help me out.
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Seems like that is a class A ip address and I think class A ip
addresses uses a netmask of 255.0.0.0
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi]

I have re-installed the solaris express now. And i have configured my
network manually. It is done now. Anyway, thanks for help.

Post by Brian Wilson
That is not the problem - you can assign whatever netmask you need.
One - did you plumb the interface first?
- ifconfig bge1 plumb
Two - Probably what you really need. There's a new networking stack.
I've seen at least half a dozen writeups of how to setup a static IP
address. Here's one -
http://wellrounded.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/solaris-11-express-configuring-a-static-ip/
cheers,
Brian
But when I connect my linux machine to that network I always give the
netmask 255.255.255.0 and it is connected. I think so this is not the
problem

Post by Syed Muhammad Mohsin Kazmi
Hi all,
I have installed the text installation of current version of
opensolaris express on SUN ultra 45 workstation. When I try to configure
bge1 10.3.93.40 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
operation not supported
Please help me out.
_______________________________________________
Seems like that is a class A ip address and I think class A ip
addresses uses a netmask of 255.0.0.0
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list

_______________________________________________
--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Wilson, Solaris SE, UW-Madison DoIT
Room 3114 CS&S 608-263-8047
brian.wilson(a)doit.wisc.edu
'I try to save a life a day. Usually it's my own.' - John Crichton
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[Alan Coopersmith]

Seems like that is a class A ip address and I think class A ip addresses uses a
netmask of 255.0.0.0

Seems like you're living on the internet of 20 years ago. That's not
the way netmasks work on the modern internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR

[Edward Martinez]

Post by Alan Coopersmith

Seems like that is a class A ip address and I think class A ip addresses uses a
netmask of 255.0.0.0

Seems like you're living on the internet of 20 years ago. That's not
the way netmasks work on the modern internet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR

Thanks for the link. The network class i attended while back did not
cover CIDR, only class A, B ,C ip address networks