Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software

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Manually Installing and Configuring LAN/9000
Verifying the LAN Device Files
Verifying the LAN Device Files
All IP access to LAN devices is done through the files /dev/lan and
/dev/snap, which are symbolically linked to the Data Link Provider
Interface (DLPI) device file /dev/dlpi. The /dev/dlpi file is
automatically created at installation time. Verify that the /dev/lan and
/dev/snap files have been created and symbolically linked to /dev/dlpi
by entering:
ls -l /dev/lan
ls -l /dev/snap
The output will look something like:
crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 72 0x000077 Jan 1 1997 11:59 /dev/dlpi
The major number, shown in the fifth column, must be 72 (decimal) and
the minor number, shown in the sixth column, must be 77 (hexadecimal).
If the information differs significantly, delete the file and recreate it
correctly with the mknod(1M) command:
mknod /dev/dlpi c 72 0x77
or
insf -d dlpi