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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <version>2.6</version> |
11 | <version>2.8</version> |
| 12 | <date>2005-06-11</date> |
12 | <date>2005-06-19</date> |
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13 | |
| 14 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Filesystem Information</title> |
15 | <title>Filesystem Information</title> |
| 16 | <subsection> |
16 | <subsection> |
| 17 | <title>What is fstab?</title> |
17 | <title>What is fstab?</title> |
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| 179 | <p> |
179 | <p> |
| 180 | We use these values in the next examples. First we set the hostname: |
180 | We use these values in the next examples. First we set the hostname: |
| 181 | </p> |
181 | </p> |
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| 183 | <pre caption="Setting the hostname"> |
183 | <pre caption="Setting the hostname"> |
| 184 | # <i>echo tux > /etc/hostname</i> |
184 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/hostname</i> |
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186 | <comment>(Set the HOSTNAME variable to your hostname)</comment> |
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187 | HOSTNAME="<i>tux</i>" |
| 185 | </pre> |
188 | </pre> |
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| 187 | <p> |
190 | <p> |
| 188 | Second we set the domainname: |
191 | Second we set the domainname: |
| 189 | </p> |
192 | </p> |
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| 191 | <pre caption="Setting the domainname"> |
194 | <pre caption="Setting the domainname"> |
| 192 | # <i>echo homenetwork > /etc/dnsdomainname</i> |
195 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/domainname</i> |
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197 | <comment>(Set the DNSDOMAIN variable to your domain name)</comment> |
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198 | DNSDOMAIN="<i>homenetwork</i>" |
| 193 | </pre> |
199 | </pre> |
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200 | |
| 195 | <p> |
201 | <p> |
| 196 | If you have a NIS domain (if you don't know what that is, then you don't have |
202 | If you have a NIS domain (if you don't know what that is, then you don't have |
| 197 | one), you need to define that one too: |
203 | one), you need to define that one too: |
| 198 | </p> |
204 | </p> |
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| 200 | <pre caption="Setting the NIS domainname"> |
206 | <pre caption="Setting the NIS domainname"> |
| 201 | # <i>echo nis.homenetwork > /etc/nisdomainname</i> |
207 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/domainname</i> |
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209 | <comment>(Set the NISDOMAIN variable to your NIS domain name)</comment> |
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210 | NISDOMAIN="<i>my-nisdomain</i>" |
| 202 | </pre> |
211 | </pre> |
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212 | |
| 204 | <p> |
213 | <p> |
| 205 | Now add the <c>domainname</c> script to the default runlevel: |
214 | Now add the <c>domainname</c> script to the default runlevel: |
| 206 | </p> |
215 | </p> |
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| 219 | Before you get that "Hey, we've had that already"-feeling, you should remember |
228 | Before you get that "Hey, we've had that already"-feeling, you should remember |
| 220 | that the networking you set up in the beginning of the gentoo installation was |
229 | that the networking you set up in the beginning of the gentoo installation was |
| 221 | just for the installation. Right now you are going to configure networking for |
230 | just for the installation. Right now you are going to configure networking for |
| 222 | your Gentoo system permanently. |
231 | your Gentoo system permanently. |
| 223 | </p> |
232 | </p> |
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234 | <note> |
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235 | More detailed information about networking, including advanced topics like |
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236 | bonding, bridging, 802.11q VLANs or wireless networking is covered in the <uri |
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237 | link="?part=4">Gentoo Network Configuration</uri> section. |
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238 | </note> |
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| 225 | <p> |
240 | <p> |
| 226 | All networking information is gathered in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>. It uses |
241 | All networking information is gathered in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>. It uses |
| 227 | a straightforward yet not intuitive syntax if you don't know how to set up |
242 | a straightforward yet not intuitive syntax if you don't know how to set up |
| 228 | networking manually. But don't fear, we'll explain everything :) |
243 | networking manually. But don't fear, we'll explain everything :) |