Solaris 8 Intel Installation - stuck at initial network setup

Hi !
We installed Solaris 8 Intel (Europe/ger) on a PIII and are stuck in the
network config. It asks for systemname, ip,subnet, domain, dns.. (our settings are ok for sure)
but when whe click the confirm-button it reads some error message
(translated):
'Error during system configuration. Go back and check your settings'
An interesting fact:
The net seems to work, the machine's got its ip and we can ping it from outside.
WE JUST CAN'T FINISH THE SETUP TOOL (Interactive Install).
What we already did is configure the gatway in etc/defaultrouter, and
with route add default. The router is in the same network, and it's ok.
System:
PIII/700 on
ASUS P3BF
SCSI Adaptec 29160 (driver found on http://www.adaptec.com)
ATI Rage Pro 3D
3C905B FastEthernet-XL
(By the way, the NIC works fine, didn't expierience any problems)
Thank you in advance !

Oh. One more thing. You may want to install this system
as a standalone system, i.e. do NOT configure it as a networked
system. Then, once all installation is complete, then go back and
change to network config.
Try this. Thx. Tushar Patel.

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