Changeset 5ba3d1d for chapter07/hosts.xml

Timestamp:

08/08/2004 02:11:27 AM (20 years ago)

Author:

Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>

Branches:

6.0

Children:

1dc34de7

Parents:

ef13657

Message:

Completed global edits for upcoming 6.0 release

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/testing/BOOK@4001 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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• chapter07/hosts.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

chapter07/hosts.xml

@@ -18 +18 @@
 <secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm>
 
-<para>If a network card is to be configured, you have to decide on the
-IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The
-syntax is:</para>
+<para>If a network card is to be configured, decide on the IP-address,
+FQDN, and possible aliases for use in the
+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The syntax is:</para>
 
 <screen>&lt;IP address&gt; myhost.example.org aliases</screen>
 
-<para>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:</para>
+<para>Unless the computer is to be visible to the Internet (e.g.,
+there is a registered domain and a valid block of assigned IP
+addresses -- most users do not have this), make sure that the IP
+address is in the private network IP address range. Valid ranges
+are:</para>
 
 <screen>        Class Networks
@@ -34 +35 @@
         C     192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.0</screen>
 
-<para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this IP could
-be www.linuxfromscratch.org (not recommended as this is a valid registered domain 
-address and could cause your domain name server problems).</para>
+<para>A valid IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this
+IP could be www.linuxfromscratch.org (not recommended because this is
+a valid registered domain address and could cause domain name server
+issues).</para>
 
-<para>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
-correctly.</para>
+<para>Even if not using a network card, an FQDN is still required.
+This is necessary for certain programs to operate correctly.</para>
 
 <para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the
@@ -65 +66 @@
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Of course, the <replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> and <replaceable>[&lt;value of HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable>
-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 an existing network).</para>
+<para>The <replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> and
+<replaceable>[&lt;value of HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable>
+values need to be changed for a specific users or to requirements (if
+assigned an IP address by a network/system administrator and the
+machine will be connected to an existing network).</para>
 
 </sect1>
+