From fa914e596245dfff0d0424b3bdffd6f762b40e19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerard Beekmans Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 19:50:53 +0000 Subject: text updates git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1114 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter07/hosts.xml | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter07/hosts.xml') diff --git a/chapter07/hosts.xml b/chapter07/hosts.xml index d3ae0c6b7..dbeb337d1 100644 --- a/chapter07/hosts.xml +++ b/chapter07/hosts.xml @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Creating the /etc/hosts file -If a network card is to be configured, a user has to decide on the +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. An example is: <my-IP> myhost.mydomain.org aliases -It should made sure that the IP-address is in the private network +You should made sure that the IP-address is in the private network IP-address range. Valid ranges are: Class Networks @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are: A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this IP could be www.linuxfromscratch.org -If a user is not going to use a network card, he still needs to +If you aren't going to use a network card, you still need to come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for programs like Sendmail to operate correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN). @@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN). # End /etc/hosts (network card version) EOF -Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed to the -users -liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system -administrator and this machine is planned to be -connected to that network). +Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed +to your liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system +administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to that +network). -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf