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SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Sun Solaris 27
The result is the subdirectory “SKGEsol” containing the driver package and the readme files
“skge.html” and “skge.txt”.
The driver package is now ready to be installed.
Install the driver with
“pkgadd” To install the driver using ”pkgadd”, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in your computer, boot your Sun Solaris system (for details,
see chapter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter").
2. Go to the directory where the subdirectory “SKGEsol” is located.
3. Execute ”pkgadd”:
pkgadd -d . SKGEsol
A shell window is displayed asking whether you want to configure IP interfaces during installa-
tion or not.
4. If yes, type
y
.
If no, type
n
.
5. Press <Enter>.
If you have typed
y
in step 4, continue with step 6.
If you have typed
n
in step 4, only the driver will be loaded and all interfaces have to be config-
ured manually. For details, refer to the corresponding readme file.
6. Enter the following values for every interface you want to configure as the system requests
them:
•
the new interface's name (e.g. host),
• the IP address (e.g. 192.9.121.59), and
• the netmask (e.g. 255.255.255.0).
Once you have entered all information, the message “
Are these settings OK (y/n)?
” is
displayed.
7. If all settings are OK, type
y
.
8. Press <Enter>.
The message “
Do you have more SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet interface
adapters installed (y/n)?
” is displayed.
9. If yes, type
y
.
If no, type
n.
10. Press <Enter>
If you have typed
y
in step 9, repeat steps 6 to 8.
If you have typed
n
, continue with step 11.
11. When the message “
Do you want to continue with the installation of <SKGE-
sol> [y, n, ?]
” is displayed, type
y
.
The driver package is installed.
”pkgadd” will prompt you to reboot after successful installation, but this may be ignored.
Install the driver with
“admintool” To install the driver using ”admintool”, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in your computer, boot your Sun Solaris system (for details,
see chapter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter").
2. Start ”admintool”.
The window “Admintool: Users” is displayed.
3. Select B
ROWSE
> S
OFTWARE
.
The window “Admintool: Software”, listing all available software, is displayed.
4. Select E
DIT
> A
DD
.
The dialog box “Admintool: Set Source Media“ is displayed.
5. Select the location of the “SKGEsol” subdirectory.
6. Click O
K
.