Reversing DHCP client to Static IP 1

[bkonline]

Hi All,
I have Solaris 8 client (intel).
Problem: Client getting IP from DHCP (NT) server has hostname set to "unknown".
Question:
(1) How can I have the hostname set to something meaningful to comply with the node naming convention of the environment.
(2) Is it possible to reverse the IP addressing to use a statically assigned IP instead of the DHCP server?

Any idea on how to reverse such configuration without reinstalling will be appreciated.
I have tried using a script (placed in /etc/rc3.d/) to set the IP and Node-name, but that caused a logon problem and system went to single user mode.
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[predamarcel]

hi,
I'm using Solaris8(SPARC).
To do that on Sparc platform are 2 choices:
#1 - to modify a lot of files (are to many)
#2 - run (as root) `sys-unconfig'

I always use #2.
Afther taht command the system will reboot and will ask you about:
-nerwork (DNS, mask, etc)
-root passwd
-time
-etc



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[bkonline]

predamarcel;
thanks for that piece. it surely helped. I was able to make those changes without a problem. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Experience is the Best Teacher
But its' cost is Heavy!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^