Setting up the Internet Connection

1. Configure NIC Card: netconfig
   
   
2. mstppp:
   
   
   1. To kill the ppp daemon:
      1. ps -e|grep pppd
      2. kill processid
   2. To restart the PPP daemon:
      1. cd /usr/lib/mstppp
      2. ./Autostart
   3. Log file:
      • /usr/adm/pppd.log

3. DNS Name Servers:
   
   File: /etc/resolv.conf
   
   nameserver ip-address
   
   Note: This needs to be setup for e-mail to work. List ISP primary and secondary IP addresses
   
   
4. Default Route (gateway) to the Internet:
   
   File: /usr/internet/etc/sco_ip/routes
   
   net default ip-address
   
   Note: This needs to be setup using the gateway IP address. If you want to ping or telnet to the computer
   
   File: /etc/rc2.d/S99route
   
   route add default ip-address
   

5. ip alias:
   
   File: /etc/rc2.d/S99route
   
   ifconfig net0 alias 162.33.140.5 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 162.33.140.7
   
   
6. Internet Manager
   
   
   1. Access: /usr/internet/admin/access/site
   2. Password Change: /etc/internetpw
   3. List Routeing: netstat -nr

7. Changing host name:
   
   netconfig
   /etc/hosts
   uname -S [new host name]
   
   
8. Various helpful Commands
   
   traceroute: Unix
   TRACERT: Windows
   IPCONFIG: DOS
   whois [domain]
   nslookup
   server [dnsserver]
   ls -a [domain]