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diff --git a/chapter06/basic-net.xml b/chapter06/basic-net.xml index 8bfd7671a..dc419ecd0 100644 --- a/chapter06/basic-net.xml +++ b/chapter06/basic-net.xml @@ -4,21 +4,22 @@ <para>Here will be set up basic networking now that all the necessary software has been installed. There isn't all that much to do, really, -just creating a basic /etc/hosts file, and downloading some very -high-quality network information files.</para> +just creating a basic <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file, and downloading +some high-quality network information files.</para> -<para>The first step is to create /etc/hosts. This file contains -information allowing resolution of hostnames to IP addresses. Create a -very basic one (we'll make a better one later) with the following +<para>The first step is to create <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>. This file +contains information allowing resolution of host names to IP addresses. +Create a very basic one (we'll make a better one later) with the following command:</para> <para><screen><userinput>echo "127.0.0.1 $(hostname) localhost" > /etc/hosts</userinput></screen></para> <para>Now unpack the Lfs-Utils tarball again, as we're going to copy two -necessary files from it. One is the /etc/services file, which is used to -resolv service numbers to human-readable names, and the /etc/protocols -file, which does the same for protocol numbers. Copy them with the -following command after you have entered the Lfs-Utils directory:</para> +necessary files from it. One is <filename>/etc/services</filename>, which is +used to resolve service numbers to human-readable names, and the other is +<filename>/etc/protocols</filename>, which does the same for protocol numbers. +Copy them with the following command after you have entered the Lfs-Utils +directory:</para> <para><screen><userinput>cp -f etc/{services,protocols} /etc</userinput></screen></para> |