What if I don even wanna bother learning all the network configuration stuff and what file does what? Can I just re-run the networking configuration and have it all sorted out?
You can! Solaris has a nifty command that can reset the base networking and configuration to a clean system: “sys-unconfig”. If you buy a pre-installed system from Sun or a VAR, what they will generally do is install Solaris, customize the install as need be and then run “sys-unconfig” before putting the system in the box and shipping it out. The command will scratch the networking configuration (most of it anyway), the root password, time zone, etc. Once sys-unconfig finished cleaning out the files it will immediately halt the system (shut it down). Next time you boot the system it will prompt you for all the networking information, time zone, locale and a new root password. This is the “quick-no-hassle” reconfiguration method. Generally we do not recommend this as ideal, but it will do the trick. If you plan on selling a pre-installed system or you are moving your system to a new network where all the info is changing, this is the command to use. Just use it carefully.
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