Sun Microsystems Sun Quad, User Manual

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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
<num> 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.