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| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-08-29 19:50:53 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-08-29 19:50:53 +0000 |
| commit | fa914e596245dfff0d0424b3bdffd6f762b40e19 (patch) | |
| tree | b6d7018e9d43c9b2c445cb9094739ec56d79157f /chapter07/hosts.xml | |
| parent | 2b1174bee649fe5f442631a33e2d004bf0317dc7 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/chapter07/hosts.xml b/chapter07/hosts.xml index d3ae0c6b7..dbeb337d1 100644 --- a/chapter07/hosts.xml +++ b/chapter07/hosts.xml @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ <sect1 id="ch07-hosts"> <title>Creating the /etc/hosts file</title> -<para>If a network card is to be configured, a user has to decide on the +<para>If a network card is to be configured, you have to decide on the IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. An example is:</para> <para><screen><my-IP> myhost.mydomain.org aliases</screen></para> -<para>It should made sure that the IP-address is in the private network +<para>You should made sure that the IP-address is in the private network IP-address range. Valid ranges are:</para> <para><screen> Class Networks @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are:</para> <para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this IP could be www.linuxfromscratch.org</para> -<para>If a user is not going to use a network card, he still needs to +<para>If you aren't going to use a network card, you still need to come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for programs like Sendmail to operate correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN).</para> @@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN).</para> # End /etc/hosts (network card version) <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para> -<para>Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed to the -users -liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system -administrator and this machine is planned to be -connected to that network).</para> +<para>Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed +to your liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system +administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to that +network).</para> </sect1> |