Solaris™ 9 System Administrator Exam Cram™ 2 (Exams 310-014 and 310-015)

Chapter 10. The Solaris Network Environment

Terms You Need to Understand

• The OSI network model

• The TCP/IP network model

• Network classes A, B, and C

• TCP/IP configuration files: /etc/inet/hosts, /etc/nodename, and /etc/hostname.interface

• Ethernet addresses

• Servers and clients

• File servers

• Diskless clients

• AutoClients

• Standalone workstations

Concepts You Need to Master

• Configuring TCP/IP on a Solaris 9 system

• Checking the status of a remote system

• Checking the status of the network interface

• Distinguishing between standalone, diskless, and AutoClient configurations