> Orig Question
>
> How do i find out the ethernet address of a machine for operating
> system SunOS 4.1.4 and Soalris 2.5
> How do I find out what external and internal devices like drives,
> CDrom etc are hooked up to the above mentioned OS. A similar command
> on HP-UX 10.20 is "ioscan"
> The machine should be runnin in the multi-user mode.
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> Thanks to all the following folks, i have enclosed their replies
> below.
> The majority suggested to use dmesg, which is what i used to get the
> info
> Thanks again to everyone who replied.
> I might have missed a few replies
> Sorry about that
>
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>
> dmesg
> arp -a
> banner
> Morgan, Patricia
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>
> > How do i find out the ethernet address of a machine for operating
> system SunOS 4
> > .1.4 and Soalris 2.5
> Using 'dmesg | grep Ethernet'
>
> > How do I find out what external and internal devices like drives,
> CDrom
> etc are
> > hooked up to the above mentioned OS. A similar command on HP-UX
> 10.20
> is "ioscan
> 'dmesg' also or 'format' for the drive list or on the ok prompt run
> 'probe-scsi'
>
> Ciao, I hope it helps
> Jean Philippe
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>
> Try "/usr/etc/dmesg". There's probably a better way, but that's what I
> use.
> On Solaris, it's "/usr/bin/dmesg".
>
> Regards,
> David
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>
>
> You want the public domain sysinfo, it works on all SunOS and
> Solaris boxen. It can be found at:
>
> http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/solaris/freeware/sysinfo-3.2.2.gz
>
> Or, on Solaris try the built-in "prtconf" and "sysconf"
> commands. On SunOS the command to use is "devinfo" to get the internal
> device configuration.
>
> You can also run "dmesg" to get at the boot console printout
> which
> should have the information you want. This works on both OS's.
>
> Overall, however, I tend to prefer sysinfo....
>
> You may also want to grab copies of "scsiinfo" and "scsiping"
> from
> a public domain software archive. I'm not sure where the authoritative
> sources for them live, but a simple web search should turn them up for
> you.
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Regards,
>
> b c++'ing u,
>
> %-) sjs
>
> PS: I am my own employer, therefore: "all opinions are twice spoken
> for;"
> and they do, in fact, scare the hell out of said employer!!!
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> Just type arp host_name at any prompt.
>
> Grant Lowe
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> The Ethernet address can be obtained by runing ifconfig -a as root.
> Other commands you will find helpful are dmesg, prtconf, psrinfo, and
> sysdef
>
> Saurabh
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> arp <ip address>
> or
> ifconfig -a (on the host's console)
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> The closest thing to an ioscan is dmesg. However, it spews out a
> lot of data, so you kind of have to filter through all the output to
> get to
> what you're looking for.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Sean Ward
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>
> Try:
>
> ifconfig -a
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Thank You
>
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> Ethernet: 'ifconfig -a'
> Devices: 'sysdef -d'
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Craig Mertens
> (craig@synapse-group.com)
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> Under Solaris, the Ethernet address is visible upon boot. You may
> also
> determine it by the following command:
>
> # dmesg | grep Ether
> Ethernet address = 2:f:32:8b:ff:0
>
> > How do I find out what external and internal devices like drives,
> CDrom etc are hooked up to the above mentioned OS. A similar command
> on HP-UX 10.20 is "ioscan"
>
> On a SPARC, hit STOP-A and run probe-scsi-all from the ok prompt; this
>
> output is easier to read than my second suggestion. Type go to return
> to
> the OS. You can also do:
>
> # dmesg | more
>
> and examine the output to determine which device is present at which
> ID,
> but some devices will not appear explicitly.
>
> > The machine should be runnin in the multi-user mode.
>
> Hope this helps.
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