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+<sect1 id="ch09-network">
+<title>Creating the /etc/sysconfig/network file</title>
+
+<para>
+Create a new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/network</filename> and put the
+hostname in it by running:
+</para>
+
+<blockquote><literallayout>
+
+ <userinput>echo "HOSTNAME=lfs" &gt; /etc/sysconfig/network</userinput>
+
+</literallayout></blockquote>
+
+<para>
+Replace <quote>lfs</quote> by the name you wish to call your computer.
+Please not that you should not enter the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain
+Name) here. That information will be put in the
+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file later.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+