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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <version>7.0</version> |
11 | <version>7.4</version> |
| 12 | <date>2006-08-30</date> |
12 | <date>2006-10-20</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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| 220 | </subsection> |
220 | </subsection> |
| 221 | </section> |
221 | </section> |
| 222 | <section> |
222 | <section> |
| 223 | <title>Networking Information</title> |
223 | <title>Networking Information</title> |
| 224 | <subsection> |
224 | <subsection> |
| 225 | <title>Host name</title> |
225 | <title>Host name, Domainname, etc</title> |
| 226 | <body> |
226 | <body> |
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| 228 | <p> |
228 | <p> |
| 229 | One of the choices the user has to make is name his/her PC. This seems to be |
229 | One of the choices the user has to make is name his/her PC. This seems to be |
| 230 | quite easy, but <e>lots</e> of users are having difficulties finding the |
230 | quite easy, but <e>lots</e> of users are having difficulties finding the |
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| 239 | <comment>(Set the HOSTNAME variable to your host name)</comment> |
239 | <comment>(Set the HOSTNAME variable to your host name)</comment> |
| 240 | HOSTNAME="<i>tux</i>" |
240 | HOSTNAME="<i>tux</i>" |
| 241 | </pre> |
241 | </pre> |
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243 | <p> |
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244 | Second we set the domainname in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>: |
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245 | </p> |
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247 | <pre caption="Setting the domainname"> |
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248 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/net</i> |
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250 | <comment>(Set the dns_domain variable to your domain name)</comment> |
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251 | dns_domain_lo="<i>homenetwork</i>" |
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252 | </pre> |
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254 | <p> |
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255 | If you have a NIS domain (if you don't know what that is, then you don't have |
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256 | one), you need to define that one too: |
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257 | </p> |
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259 | <pre caption="Setting the NIS domainname"> |
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260 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/net</i> |
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262 | <comment>(Set the nis_domain variable to your NIS domain name)</comment> |
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263 | nis_domain_lo="<i>my-nisdomain</i>" |
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264 | </pre> |
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266 | <note> |
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267 | For more information on configuring DNS and NIS, please read the examples |
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268 | provided in <path>/etc/conf.d/net.example</path>. |
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269 | </note> |
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270 | |
| 243 | </body> |
271 | </body> |
| 244 | </subsection> |
272 | </subsection> |
| 245 | <subsection> |
273 | <subsection> |
| 246 | <title>Configuring your Network</title> |
274 | <title>Configuring your Network</title> |
| 247 | <body> |
275 | <body> |
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| 266 | commented example that covers many different configurations is available in |
294 | commented example that covers many different configurations is available in |
| 267 | <path>/etc/conf.d/net.example</path>. |
295 | <path>/etc/conf.d/net.example</path>. |
| 268 | </p> |
296 | </p> |
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| 270 | <p> |
298 | <p> |
| 271 | DHCP is used by default and does not require any further configuration. |
299 | DHCP is used by default. For DHCP to work, you will need to install a DHCP |
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300 | client. This is described later in <uri |
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301 | link="?part=1&chap=9#networking-tools">Installing Necessary System |
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302 | Tools</uri>. Do not forget to install a DHCP client. |
| 272 | </p> |
303 | </p> |
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| 274 | <p> |
305 | <p> |
| 275 | If you need to configure your network connection either because you need |
306 | If you need to configure your network connection either because you need |
| 276 | specific DHCP options or because you do not use DHCP at all, open |
307 | specific DHCP options or because you do not use DHCP at all, open |
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| 509 | <pre caption="Opening /etc/conf.d/clock"> |
540 | <pre caption="Opening /etc/conf.d/clock"> |
| 510 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i> |
541 | # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i> |
| 511 | </pre> |
542 | </pre> |
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| 513 | <p> |
544 | <p> |
| 514 | If your hardware clock is not using UTC, you need to add <c>CLOCK="local"</c> to |
545 | If your hardware clock is not using UTC, you need to add <c>CLOCK="local"</c> |
| 515 | the file. Otherwise you will notice some clock skew. Furthermore, Windows |
546 | to the file. Otherwise you will notice some clock skew. |
| 516 | assumes that your hardware clock uses local time, so if you want to dualboot, |
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| 517 | you should set this variable appropriately, otherwise your clock will go crazy. |
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| 518 | </p> |
547 | </p> |
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| 520 | <p> |
549 | <p> |
| 521 | When you're finished configuring <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path>, save and |
550 | When you're finished configuring <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path>, save and |
| 522 | exit. |
551 | exit. |
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