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    2525  <para>If a network card is to be configured, decide on the IP address,
    26   fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), and possible aliases for use in the
     26  FQDN, and possible aliases for use in the
    2727  <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The syntax is:</para>
    2828
     
    3535  are:</para>
    3636
    37 <screen><literal>Private Network Address Range       Normal Prefix
    38 10.0.0.1 - 10.255.255.254           8
    39 172.x.0.1 - 172.x.255.254           16
    40 192.168.y.1 - 192.168.y.254         24</literal></screen>
    41 
    42   <para>x can be any number in the range 16-31. y can be any number in the
    43   range 0-255.</para>
     37<screen><literal>  Class Networks
     38  A     10.0.0.0
     39  B     172.16.0.0 through 172.31.0.255
     40  C     192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255</literal></screen>
    4441
    4542  <para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this
    46   IP could be <uri>www.cross-lfs.org</uri> (not recommended
     43  IP could be <uri>www.linuxfromscratch.org</uri> (not recommended
    4744  because this is a valid registered domain address and could cause
    4845  domain name server issues).</para>
    4946
    50   <para>Even if not using a network card, a valid FQDN is still required.
     47  <para>Even if not using a network card, an FQDN is still required.
    5148  This is necessary for certain programs to operate correctly.</para>
    5249
    53   <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
     50  <para>Create the  <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
    5451
    5552<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"
     
    5754
    5855127.0.0.1 localhost
    59 <replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> <replaceable>[&lt;HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable> <replaceable>[HOSTNAME]</replaceable> <replaceable>[alias ...]</replaceable>
     56<replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> <replaceable>[&lt;HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable> <replaceable>[HOSTNAME]</replaceable>
    6057
    6158# End /etc/hosts (network card version)</literal>
     
    6663  values need to be changed for specific users or requirements (if
    6764  assigned an IP address by a network/system administrator and the
    68   machine will be connected to an existing network). The optional
    69   alias name(s) can be omitted.</para>
     65  machine will be connected to an existing network).</para>
     66
    7067
    7168  <para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the
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