[Sussex] [OT] Solaris and Hardware

[Desmond Armstrong]

Hi,
I do posess Solaris 10 for Sparc, in case you would like copy.
When I can get some help with the networking I am interested (I have 
Solaris 10 for x86) because I have not managed to connect it.
On the HD size I would look at it and check on internet.
When you set up internet connection I presume it will automatically find 
one that is working, so surely it is simply a question of determining 
priority.
Regards.


Rob Malpass wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Two hardware questions:
>
> 1) I've just acquired (generous office chucking stuff out) a Sun Ultra 
> 5 workstation - but I've never played with one before and my solaris 
> is rusty:
> 1a) How do I determine its HD size?   Note it's been formatted with 
> Solaris 8 but I don't know if all HDD has been used.   No idea about 
> Sparc BIOS - any ideas?   Also, is du still the best way of 
> determining how much free space there is?
>
> 2) Networking.   I have two broadband connections via two routers on 
> the same network.   Wanadoo have just axed their news server (without 
> telling us) so I can't send usenet messages except by paying.   
> However ntlworld (my other ISP) still have one.   Trouble is, if I 
> switch my settings to shove all traffic through ntlworld, I can't send 
> mail from Wanadoo (because not Wanadoo subnet).   Catch 22 - if I 
> shove all my stuff through Wanadoo - no access to ntlworld's news 
> server (wrong subnet).   I realise I could just use one PC for news, 
> one for mail etc but that's a bit of a faff which got me thinking...
>
> Way back when I didn't have a router I had two NICs in one box - one 
> for the home LAN, one for the cablemodem (that's how long ago it 
> was).   What's to stop me connecting a second NIC in my main box, 
> configuring one for Wanadoo and the other for ntlworld.   Anyone know 
> what would happen?   Would it know automatically where to route traffic?
>
> Cheers
> Rob
>
> P.S. Sorry this is a bit ot
>
>