User guide

Postinstallation Conﬁguration

Replacing a Network Card

If you replace your network card with one that uses a different network driver (for

example, changing a 3Com EtherLink III (elx) to an SMC WD8013 (smc)), before

rebooting the second time, rename the /etc/hostname.olddriver0 ﬁle to

/etc/hostname.newdriver0.

Note - Any time you add, remove, or replace hardware, run the Conﬁguration

Assistant utility.

For example, to replace a 3Com EtherLink III card with an SMC WD8013 card, run

the following command as root:

# mv /etc/hostname.elx0 /etc/hostname.smc0

and then perform a reconﬁguration boot for your changes to take effect:

# touch /reconfigure

# reboot

10 Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Conﬁguration Guide ♦ October 1998