nixCraft

Hi,
I am new to Solaris.I have installed Solaris 10 on my PC.I connect to internet via DHCP.My ISP has provided me a router.Relevant drivers are installed for NIC.(realtek 8139)
After getting some information I executed sys-unconfig.But,still I am not able to connect to internet.

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first I did this
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I executed the sys-unconfig and answered as follwows.

select a language -- 0(English)
select a locale --0 (English)
key board layout --US-English
Networked -- yes
use DHCP for rtls0-- yes
enable IPv6 for rtls0-- no
configure kerberos Security --no
Name Service -- None
NFSv4 Domain Configuration -- use the NFSv4 domain derived by the system

and so on..
it further asked my root password, date time settings etc.
What went wrong in above mentioned steps?

Do I need to contact my ISP to get it's IP address?

further I executed ifconfig and netstat.The results were as follows.
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# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849 mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
rtls0: flags=1004843 mtu 1500 index 2
inet 192.168.1.100 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 0:16:76:84:7b:b0
# netstat -nr

Routing Table: IPv4
Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface
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default 192.168.1.254 UG 1 0 rtls0
192.168.1.0 192.168.1.100 U 1 1 rtls0
224.0.0.0 192.168.1.100 U 1 0 rtls0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 12 482 lo0
#
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Do I need to configure DNS? Which values should I use over there?What should be the domain name?
Do I need to make any changes in the configuration?



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2. I did this
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also on my windows system I used ipconfig /all the result was as follows.
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Prashant>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pacific-f697e09
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-84-7B-B0
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:13:28 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 03, 2008 9:13:28 AM

PPP adapter VSNL:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 121.246.35.242
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 121.246.35.242
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.54.10.2
202.54.29.5
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\Prashant>
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I have done full installation.Also all drivers necessary for
networking are installed properly.
I get dynamic IP address while connecting to internet.
I want to configure DNS. But, I don't know how to configure it.


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3. I did this
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I executed sys-uncofig and then....

My problem is ,I don't know what should I enter during configuration
of DNS.

For Name Service I selected DNS. On next screen it asked me domain
name.I was unable to answer this question.

What should be the domain name?Is it anything or my ISP's name or any
name derived from it?


On next screen it asked for Server address.Actually there is space for
three addresses.
What should I enter over there? Will my own IP address do?or my
router's IP address or some else?

On next screen DNS search list is to be provided.What is it?
What should I write over there exactly?

I was not able to answer the questions.

What I want is that I want to connect to internet on Solaris 10.Exactly,What should I do considering the above information?




Thanking You!

Prashant Poman.

I think there's no need to configure in your Solaris or Windows box. Why not configure your router's DHCP. Change your dns ip (private) to dns ip (Public). Better ask this info from your ISP. That will do, I guess.