"/network/physical:default" problem in Solaris 10 x86

Question

I have a problem with network interface on Solaris 10 x86 on HP Proliant ML 370 G4 server.
The problem is that at the boot time it report some problem with network interface and writes "see svcs -x"
# svcs -x
svc:/network/physical:default (physical network interfaces)
State: maintenance since Mon 21 Mar 2005 09:55:39
Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
See: ifconfig(1M)
See: /etc/svc/volatile/network-physical:default.log
Impact: 5 dependent services are not running. (Use -v for list.)
svc:/application/print/server:default (LP print server)
State: disabled since Mon 21 Mar 2005 09:55:38
Reason: Disabled by an administrator.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-05
See: lpsched(1M)
Impact: 2 dependent services are not running. (Use -v for list.)
svcs -v shows that /network/physical:default need maintance
# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
     inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
# svcs -xv /network/physical:default
svc:/network/physical:default (physical network interfaces)
State: maintenance since Mon 21 Mar 2005 09:55:39
Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M ifconfig
See: /etc/svc/volatile/network-physical:default.log
Impact: 5 dependent services are not running:
svc:/milestone/network:default
svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default
svc:/network/nfs/client:default
svc:/network/nfs/status:default
svc:/network/ssh:default
# more /etc/svc/volatile/network-physical:default.log
[ Mar 21 09:55:37 Enabled. ]
[ Mar 21 09:55:38 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/net-physical") ]
[ Mar 21 09:55:38 Timeout override by svc.startd.  Using infinite timeout ]
ifconfig: plumb: eri0: No such file or directory
moving addresses from failed IPv4 interfaces: eri0 (couldn't move, no alternative interface).
[ Mar 21 09:55:39 Method "start" exited with status 96 ]
I have not any eri device in /dev directory
How can I add a network interface?

Answer 1

Try elxl0 :-) This is: E L X L - zero :-) instead of: qfe0.
PS The 0 can increase to 1,2,.. if you have more 3com cards in the system.