From 673b0d84ba9591e07c0bdf0ee49d92eba10f502c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Burgess Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 10:59:46 +0000 Subject: * Merged newxml into HEAD git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3435 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter07/hosts.xml | 22 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter07/hosts.xml') 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 @@ + + + %general-entities; +]> Creating the /etc/hosts file - + + +/etc/hosts + + +localnet +/etc/hosts + + +network +/etc/hosts 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: <IP address> myhost.example.org aliases -You should make sure that the IP-address is in the private network +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: Class Networks @@ -17,7 +32,7 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are: C 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.0 A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this IP could -be www.linuxfromscratch.org. +be www.linuxfromscratch.org (not recommended as this is a valid registered domain address and could cause your domain name server problems). 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). - -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf