Solaris 10 DHCP client setup

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1) Create the /etc/hostname.<interface> file

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For instance:
# touch /etc/hostname.vfe0

2) Create the /etc/dhcp.<interface> file

It can be an empty file, but you can also use it to specify how long ifconfig should be waiting for a DHCP-server reply before giving up and continuing with Solaris boot.

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# cat /etc/dhcp.vfe0
wait 60

3) Your system name

It has to be specified in /etc/nodename. This name is going to be used as your hostname in case your DHCP-server does not return your hostname in reply to your DHCP-request.