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| author | Jeremy Huntwork <jhuntwork@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2006-04-12 20:28:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Jeremy Huntwork <jhuntwork@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2006-04-12 20:28:56 +0000 |
| commit | 96d63c48733fb845302f04e7300902099844fd75 (patch) | |
| tree | 6261d38938762fb1b4ac6cc4ca9f650ad6bb1b4a | |
| parent | 9d2bf097cc89e0ec1da84e937e0f37feef4ec3aa (diff) | |
Rewrote section explaining IP Addresses.
Thanks Bryan Kadzban and Bruce Dubbs.
Resolves Ticket 1663.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@7501 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter07/hosts.xml | 21 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index a55a2e1e1..4cddeb7cd 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ <para>April 12, 2006</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[jhuntwork] - Rewrote section explaining IP Addresses. + Thanks Bryan Kadzban and Bruce Dubbs. Resolves Ticket 1663.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[jhuntwork] - Adjust some redundant text in Berkeley DB page.</para> </listitem> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter07/hosts.xml b/chapter07/hosts.xml index 8680d011e..0b196cefd 100644 --- a/chapter07/hosts.xml +++ b/chapter07/hosts.xml @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm> <para>If a network card is to be configured, decide on the IP address, - FQDN, and possible aliases for use in the + fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), and possible aliases for use in the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The syntax is:</para> <screen><literal><IP address> myhost.example.org aliases</literal></screen> @@ -34,17 +34,18 @@ address is in the private network IP address range. Valid ranges are:</para> -<screen><literal> Class Networks - A 10.0.0.0 - B 172.16.0.0 through 172.31.0.255 - C 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255</literal></screen> +<screen><literal>Private Network Address Range Normal Prefix +10.0.0.1 - 10.255.255.254 8 +172.x.0.1 - 172.x.255.254 16 +192.168.y.1 - 192.168.y.254 24</literal></screen> - <para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this - IP could be www.linuxfromscratch.org (not recommended because this is - a valid registered domain address and could cause domain name server - issues).</para> + <para>x can be any number in the range 16-31. y can be any number in + the range 0-255.</para> - <para>Even if not using a network card, an FQDN is still required. + <para>A valid private IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this + IP could be lfs.example.org.</para> + + <para>Even if not using a network card, a valid FQDN is still required. This is necessary for certain programs to operate correctly.</para> <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para> |