Change DNS Server in Solaris

[retoon]

Hey all, I am looking for the text configuration file for available DNS servers. I would like to specify a dns server on a solaris box so that it may connect to the internet. Thank you for any help.

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

As root, open up /etc/resolv.conf in a text editor.

You don't even have to delete anything if you want, you'd just simply add the nameserver you wanted to use. For instance, my /etc/resolv.conf looks like this:


nameserver 68.52.0.6
nameserver 68.52.0.5


Cool thing is, that's a universal syntax. My box is a FreeBSD machine, but it's exactly the same under Linux, Solaris, *BSD's, HP-UX, etc...

[retoon]

Thank you very much for the help. It works for me under linux, but when I went onto my Solaris 8 box, there was no resolv.conf file. Would you know if I had to create it? Also, not to be a pest, but I noticed that there was also no /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file where I could change the ip address. Lately I have had to do alot of work with a Solaris box and need to be able to change simple things like the ip, dns, gateway. I appreciate the help you've given me so far. Any more would also be appreciated.:)