Changeset 99f8c39 for BOOK/network/common/hosts.xml

Timestamp:

Jan 23, 2014, 11:46:09 AM (10 years ago)

Author:

William Harrington <kb0iic@…>

Branches:

clfs-3.0.0-systemd, clfs-3.0.0-sysvinit, master, systemd, sysvinit

Children:

4112469

Parents:

05d3e34

Message:

Redo some hosts configuration information regarding systemd.

File:

• BOOK/network/common/hosts.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

BOOK/network/common/hosts.xml

@@ -24 +24 @@
 
   <para>If a network card is to be configured, decide on the IP address,
-  FQDN, and possible aliases for use in the
+  fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), and possible aliases for use in the
   <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The syntax is:</para>
 
@@ -35 +35 @@
   are:</para>
 
-<screen><literal>  Class Networks
-  A     10.0.0.0
-  B     172.16.0.0 through 172.31.0.255
-  C     192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255</literal></screen>
+<screen><literal>Private Network Address Range       Normal Prefix
+10.0.0.1 - 10.255.255.254           8
+172.x.0.1 - 172.x.255.254           16
+192.168.y.1 - 192.168.y.254         24</literal></screen>
+
+  <para>x can be any number in the range 16-31. y can be any number in the
+  range 0-255.</para>
 
   <para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this
-  IP could be <uri>www.linuxfromscratch.org</uri> (not recommended
+  IP could be <uri>www.cross-lfs.org</uri> (not recommended
   because this is a valid registered domain address and could cause
   domain name server issues).</para>
 
-  <para>Even if not using a network card, an FQDN is still required.
+  <para>Even if not using a network card, a valid FQDN is still required.
   This is necessary for certain programs to operate correctly.</para>
 
-  <para>Create the  <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
+  <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"
@@ -54 +57 @@
 
 127.0.0.1 localhost
-<replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> <replaceable>[&lt;HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable> <replaceable>[HOSTNAME]</replaceable>
+<replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> <replaceable>[&lt;HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable> <replaceable>[HOSTNAME]</replaceable> <replaceable>[alias ...]</replaceable>
 
 # End /etc/hosts (network card version)</literal>
@@ -63 +66 @@
   values need to be changed for specific users or requirements (if
   assigned an IP address by a network/system administrator and the
-  machine will be connected to an existing network).</para>
-
+  machine will be connected to an existing network). The optional
+  alias name(s) can be omitted.</para>
 
   <para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the