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Configuring the driver software, Installing the driver software, Configuring the host files – Sun Microsystems Sun Quad User Manual

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C H A P T E R

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Configuring the Driver Software

This chapter describes how to configure the driver software used by the Sun Quad
FastEthernet PCI adapter.

Installing the Driver Software

The Sun Quad FastEthernet 2.0 CD-ROM contains the software required by the Sun
Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter. Install the software driver packages as described in
the CD insert. (Future revisions of the Sun Quad FastEthernet software will also
work with your adapter.)

Before you can use the four channels of the adapter, you will need to create and edit
system host files, as described in the next section.

Configuring the Host Files

After installing the Sun Quad FastEthernet driver software, you must create a

hostname.qfe

file for the adapter’s Ethernet interfaces. You must also create

both an IP address and a host name for its Ethernet interfaces in the

/etc/hosts

file.