DP - Operation

Once configured, operation should be pretty automatic. Should you need to reconfigure while the system is up, the dpctl command will be useful. Here are the possible arguments of the /etc/dpctl command: 
    Options for controlling dpd
	-s	Start dpd
	-h	Send HUP signal to dpd to re-read ${DPCONF_DIR}/conf
	-k	Kill dpd
	-r	Kill, then start dpd (restart after installing new version)

    Options for system network configuration
	-c	Configure interfaces (from ${DPCONF_DIR}/hostnames)

    Options for dealing with device drivers
	-l	Load device drivers (not necessary under Solaris 2.X)
	-u	Unload device drivers (before installing new version)
Under Solaris 2, /etc/rc2.d/S99dpconfig is installed and does all the normal startup stuff.

Under Solaris 1, you may need to add the following line to /etc/rc.local: 

	/etc/dpctl -lcs
This will load the device drivers, configure the network interfaces, and start the daemon.
Kirk Smith / ks@acn.purdue.edu Last updated: 28 July 1995