https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ifconfig-socket-error/m-p/3051583#M813271 follow these stpes:<BR /><BR />ifconfig lan0 plumb<BR />ifconfig lan0 ip.ip.ip.ip netmask net.net.net.net<BR />ifconfig lan0 up<BR /><BR /><BR />But if network didn't start properly there may be other errors, check in syslog.log and rc.log<BR /><BR /> Massimo<BR /> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:51:36 GMT Massimo Bianchi 2003-08-19T07:51:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ifconfig-socket-error/m-p/3051582#M813270 I have a rp5450 server. The server got stuck and I rebooted the system.After the reboot the the network is not working.Fails at boot process.<BR />I booted the machine to single user mode and I tried to up the interface using "ifconfig lan0 up" and I got following error.<BR />ifconfig:socket:Operation not supported.<BR />I tried the to start the net service also and I got following<BR />"Error:lan0 interface:Socket:Operationnot supported.<BR /><BR />Please help me to come out of this.<BR /><BR />Nuwan.<BR /> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:47:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ifconfig-socket-error/m-p/3051582#M813270 Nuwan Wijesundera 2003-08-19T07:47:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ifconfig-socket-error/m-p/3051583#M813271 follow these stpes:<BR /><BR />ifconfig lan0 plumb<BR />ifconfig lan0 ip.ip.ip.ip netmask net.net.net.net<BR />ifconfig lan0 up<BR /><BR /><BR />But if network didn't start properly there may be other errors, check in syslog.log and rc.log<BR /><BR /> Massimo<BR /> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:51:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ifconfig-socket-error/m-p/3051583#M813271 Massimo Bianchi 2003-08-19T07:51:36Z