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diff --git a/chapter07/hosts.xml b/chapter07/hosts.xml index 6c1f5eb5c..d83f202b7 100644 --- a/chapter07/hosts.xml +++ b/chapter07/hosts.xml @@ -1,6 +1,21 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> <sect1 id="ch-scripts-hosts"> <title>Creating the /etc/hosts file</title> -<?dbhtml filename="hosts.html" dir="chapter07"?> +<?dbhtml filename="hosts.html"?> + +<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"><primary sortas="e-/etc/hosts">/etc/hosts</primary></indexterm> + +<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"> +<primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary> +<secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm> + +<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"> +<primary sortas="d-network">network</primary> +<secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm> <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. The @@ -8,7 +23,7 @@ syntax is:</para> <screen><IP address> myhost.example.org aliases</screen> -<para>You should make sure that the IP-address is in the private network +<para>Unless your computer is to be visible to the Internet (e.g. you have a registered domain and a valid block of assigned IP addresses - most of us don't have this)you should make sure that the IP-address is in the private network IP-address range. Valid ranges are:</para> <screen> Class Networks @@ -17,7 +32,7 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are:</para> C 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.0</screen> <para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this IP could -be www.linuxfromscratch.org.</para> +be www.linuxfromscratch.org (not recommended as this is a valid registered domain address and could cause your domain name server problems).</para> <para>If you aren't going to use a network card, you still need to come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for certain programs to operate @@ -52,4 +67,3 @@ by a network/system administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to an existing network).</para> </sect1> - |