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- File description
- /etc/hosts
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- 11.. PPuurrppoossee
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- This screen allows you to setup an information table providing the IP
- number, name and alias of different hosts.
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- If you access another machine often, typing its IP number is annoying
- and error prone. You can setup a definition in the hosts file. Later
- you will be able to access the machine by name.
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- 22.. //eettcc//hhoossttss uussaaggee
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- The /etc/hosts file is the basic simple way to name the different
- machine on your network. Keep in mind that the definitions you are
- entering here are local to this machine and won't be share with any
- machine on the network. This means potential problem as two machines
- may have an incompatible /etc/hosts file (because of an operator error
- for example).
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- 33.. SSuuggggeessttiioonn
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- Using a DNS or NIS is generally nicer even for a small network.
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