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unix, linux and a small amount of windows too

how to change network information of sun solaris systems

By stotti | Published: January 22, 2007
people new to networking under solaris seem to wonder how to change the ip-address or hostname of a machine regularly. so here you go, this is the list of files to change when updating your network information. for ip changes edit the following files: /etc/hosts /etc/defaultrouter /etc/netmasks /etc/inet/ipnodes (if it contains the accordant entry for your hostname) to change the hostname [...]
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solaris smf manifest collections

By stotti | Published: December 19, 2006
short post again, just a quick note for you admins unwilling to stuck with init.d… there are a few repositories of solaris service management facility (smf) manifests on the net. jamesd maintains the repository on blastwave.org, which has grown quite well. the opensolaris guys have their own repository. last but not least thorleif has [...]
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free solaris dvd for everyone!

By stotti | Published: November 23, 2006
sun gives away free dvds containing sun solaris 10 (6/06) and sun studio 11. it includes sparc and x86 versions. you better be quick as this is a time-limited offer. i like this because not all people have broadband to leech a full dvd image. decreasing the barriers for people to get in touch with [...]
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firefox 2.0 for solaris is out

By stotti | Published: November 2, 2006
hey folks! sorry to say, i’ve been to busy to blog for the last week. so this might come a bit late, as this news is already some days old (woah, this is decades in internet time!): the official release of firefox 2.0 is available for solaris. you can find the pre-compiled packages for solaris [...]
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firefox release candidate 2 for solaris is out

By stotti | Published: October 13, 2006
masaki katakai has blogged that the contributed version of firefox rc2 for solaris is out. check out some exiting new features! download firefox rc2 for solaris here! firefox release notes: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/ alfred peng has written down some of his personal opinions on firefox rc2. mostly i agree with him, but i don’t like the idea of having an internal [...]
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