Who here knows something about Sun machine ?:)

AdmiralAK

AdmiralAK

Simply Daemonic
This is an odd request for a Mac forum but here it goes:

I got a Sun Ultra5 on which I am planning on installing Solaris 10. It does have a network card but my router is several rooms away and I have been prohibited from running cable, so wireless comes to mind. What sort of wireless options do I have?
 
I was considering getting something like that but the cost is prohibitive :eek: - the other thing that comes to mind are drivers - would I need drivers for the device, or is it plug and play?
 
You don't actually plug it into the Sun per se rather you plug a regular wired ethernet cable into it and then the other end into the computer. The Sun thinks that is is on a wired network and is none the wiser.
 
Well it does say:

A one-time configuration at initial setup translates to a true plug-and-play experience. Once setup is complete, the bridge can be remotely managed using a standard Web browser or SNMP management tools.
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...so it sounds like drivers would probably NOT be needed, and only a web browser to do the setup. It's not the cheapest solution in the world, but I bet it'd work.
 
Couldn't you just use any ol' ethernet-to-wireless bridge, set it up on either your Mac or PC, then connect it to the Sun? I set up my DWL-810+ on my Mac but I can plug my neighbor's PC into it no problem. Once it is configured it really requires no further "management."
 
Well the trouble with my D-Link is that its Set-Up Wizard is only compatible with Firefox and iCab on my Mac. While it can be configured manually with Safari, whether a Sun browser would be able to render the set-up pages correctly and save changes I for one could not say. (And yes, there are no drivers to install.)
 
Well, andychrist, he could run Firefox, or he could run Opera or Netscape...

I don't see him having any problems with that bridge.
 
You might find an Ultra5 won't be pleasant to use with Solaris 10 - that's some pretty old hardware. NetBSD might be worth a look if you find Solaris to be too pokey.
 
scruffy said:
You might find an Ultra5 won't be pleasant to use with Solaris 10 - that's some pretty old hardware.
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I have to agree with Scruffy. I'm running Solaris 10 on an Ultra 10 Workstation (440mhz, 512mb RAM) right now, it's a bit sluggish at times. In some areas it's 1000x better than Solaris 9, in other's it worse.
 
texanpenguin said:
Well, andychrist, he could run Firefox, or he could run Opera or Netscape...

I don't see him having any problems with that bridge.
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Classic chicken-egg situation... You can't get any of those browsers until you set up the WLAN... and you can't do that until you have the browser.

But to be serious... Of course he could connect it to his Mac, do the setup, and the connect it to the Sun box... So it really should not matter if the Sun box has the Hot Java browser or some other rudamentary thing.
 
Thanks for the replies :D
I have Solaris 10 downloaded and ready to go, I could get solaris 9 installed. Currently the unit has SuSE installed on it. How sluggish is Solaris 10? Would it drive me totally nuts? This machine is my playground machine so to speak, so I dont mind messing with it but if solaris 10 is going to be ultra sluggish I might just skip it :)
 
On mine, it's a toss up. Certain thing are slower under 10, then again certain things are faster. I actually found Solaris 9 to be sluggish on my machine before trying 10. Since it's a 5 year old computer, I can't complain too much though. I choose to stay with Solaris 10 for now, was kinda hoping the final release is a bit faster than the previews. I haven't really had a chance to test the final release yet...it's on there, just haven't had the time.
 
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