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(Created page with "== sparcstation 5 == * at "ok" prompt, type <code>boot disk<br> username: root<br> password: sudo*room<br> </code> once its booted up, open a terminal and type <code> ifconfig le0 plumb<br> ifconfig le0 up<br> ifconfig le0 hw ether <br> ifconfig le0 <br> ifconfig le0 <br> ifconfig le0 <br> </code>")
 
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== sparcstation 5 ==
== sparcstation 5 ==
* if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time (and figure out how to fix that)
* at "ok" prompt, type
* at "ok" prompt, type


<code>boot disk<br>
<code>boot disk</code><br>
username: root<br>
root<br>
password: sudo*room<br>
sudo*room<br>
</code>


once its booted up, open a terminal and type
* once its booted up, open a terminal and type


<code>
<code>
ifconfig le0 plumb<br>
ifconfig le0 plumb<br>
ifconfig le0 up<br>
ifconfig le0 up<br>
ifconfig le0 hw ether <br>
ifconfig le0 100.64.64.37/22<br>
ifconfig le0 <br>
route add default 100.64.64.1<br>
ifconfig le0 <br>
ifconfig le0 <br>
</code>
</code>
* but even with the following in /etc/resolv.conf it can't resolve domain names, HOWEVER nslookup works:
<code>domain jackpumpkin<br>
nameserver 8.8.8.8<br>
nameserver 8.8.4.4<br></code>
* lol when i went to Netscape and tried to visit <code>http://172.217.164.110</code> it said "Netscape is unable to locate the server www.google.com.  Please check the server name and try again."
[https://www.unix.com/solaris/45324-configuring-tp-ethernet-sparcstation-5-solaris-8-a.html maybe this will help make these settings automatic?]
=== had to do this because the eeprom battery was dead ===
* [https://gist.github.com/amdprophet/e010803d581d676003a90ba36da8a269 how to configure mac address] which was written using information from amdprophet's notes & [http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html]
* then after that, it didn't come up to the "ok" prompt anymore so I had to
[https://www.unixguide.net/sun/faq/5.49.shtml press STOP and A keys at the same time to interrupt boot]

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