hi sun guys

Have been working on Linux for 3 year now but i just decided to taste something new. so i said solaris would be it.

so i decided to download and install it. but i am currently having a little difficulties now.

1. couldnt get gui. why?
2. secondly while i was installing it i decided to ignor the network part such as putting ip and the rest because i love doing that from the command line but now i see that it is quiet differ from linux. so i need help on how to detect my network card.
3. i also want to know how to set up the box as a router
4. less i forget, does solaris use iptables.

Thanks guys in Advance.

1) Unsupported video card? Should just come up with GUI.
2) Works the same way, unless your network card isn't supported.

Hi,
You 'd install what ?
I suggest to start with opensolaris, (in-preview oct 31st), this is an onlive CD, it recognizes normally your video card, I checked it on differents machines (laptop toshiba, compaq , on PC acer ...)
best regards

It would help if you tell:
- what precise Solaris release you have installed (cat /etc/release if you are unsure)
- what is your graphic card brand and model

2 - run sys-unconfig and reboot. You'll be asked again the questions you skipped at the installation time.
3 - Solaris is acting as a router by default. You can disable routing by creating the /etc/notrouter file or by using the routeadm command on recent releases.
4 - no, iptables is Linux specific. Solaris uses ipfilter.