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diff --git a/chapter06/basic-net.xml b/chapter06/basic-net.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c89ecc7d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/basic-net.xml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +<sect1 id="ch06-basic-net"> +<title>Setting up Basic Networking</title> +<?dbhtml filename="basic-net.html" dir="chapter06"?> + +<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> + +<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 +command:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>echo '127.0.0.1 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> + +<para><screen><userinput>cp -f etc/{services,protocols} /etc</userinput></screen></para> + +</sect1> + |