| Terms you'll need to understand: -
IP Address Classes -
Broadcast Address -
/etc/hostname.< interface > File -
/etc/inet/ hosts File -
/etc/inet/ netmasks File -
/etc/nodename File -
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) -
Internet Protocol (IP) -
Multicast Address -
Subnetworks -
Unicast Address -
Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM) Concepts you'll need to master: -
Describe the purpose, features, and functionality of Internet layer protocols, IP datagrams, IP address types, subnetting, and VLSM, and interface configuration files as used in an IP configuration. -
Explain how to configure and unconfigure logical interfaces in IP. The Internet Protocol (IP) is delivered with the Solaris 9 release as part of the operating system kernel and operates at the Internet layer of the TCP/IP model. This chapter concentrates on the fundamental aspects of IP, including the address structure, subnetworking, and how to configure and troubleshoot network interfaces. | | Since the emergence of IPv6, there has been a tendency to describe the existing IP functionality as IPv4. You should be aware that IP, on its own, without a version descriptor, refers to IPv4. | |