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Internet connection setup --- Help

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Name: J.J
Date: November 18, 2002 at 11:42:06 Pacific
OS: Solairs 8 for Intel x86
CPU/Ram: 450/128
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Dear all:
I am new to Unix and I want to configure my computer (OS is Solaris 8) to internet. I have a router behind the Direct TV DSL static ip, how to config in solaris8 (x86 intel) or edit the appropriate files so that connect to Internet.

When I install Solaris8 what should I check?
Network ----- Yes/No
Host Name ----- Any??
DHCP ----- Yes/No
IP Address ----- a one from the router
or DSL static ip
Subnet ----- Yes/No (?? 255.255.255.0)
IPv4 ----- Yes/No
IPv6 ----- Yes/No
Name Service ----- NIS+/NIS/DNS/LDAP/None
Domain Name ----- I don¡¦t have
DNS ----- I have no idea



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Name: Jose
Date: November 26, 2002 at 16:49:53 Pacific
Reply:

network -- yes
hostname -- any
dhcp -- no
ip address -- any ip in your network
subnet -- depending on the network ip
ipv4 -- yes
ipv6 -- no
name service -- none
domain name -- none
DNS -- should be provided to you by ISP (IP's)



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