Answer / phani

First check whether this device is there in the file
/etc/path_to_inst.

the interfaces are of the types like hme0, rtl, bge0 ... etc.

run vi /etc/path_to_inst and check whether one of the type
is there in the file.

then run the command

ifconfig <interface name> <Ip address> plumb
ifconfig <interface name> <Ip address> up
ifconfig -a - shows your ip address of the system.

eg: ifconfig <rtl> <192.168.51.45> plumb

Answer / ratheesh

1. Verfy the interface is avaiable

grep -i <interface name> /etc/path_to_inst

ex:grep ce /etc/path_to_inst

2.Plump the interface

ifconfig <interface name> plumb

ex:ifconfig ce0 plumb

3.Configure the ipaddress with the interface

ifconfig <interface name> <ipaddress> netmask <netmask
value> broadcast + up

ex:ifconfig ce0 168.152.10.19 netmask 255.255.255.254
broadcast + up

4. use the below command to check the configuration

ifconfig -a

Answer / sasi

#dladm show-dev -- to see interface name
#ifconfig <interface_name> plumb
#ifconfig <interface_name> <ipaddress> up
#ifconfig -a

Answer / srinivas rao.muvva

first we need findout the nic :-
#grep -i network /etc/path_to_inst
then
#ifconfig nicname plumb ip subnet subnet-ip up

#ifconfig -a (for Checking ip)
ofter we need edit two file for making ip perminent
1)/etc/hosts
2)/etc/inet/ipnodes

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