/etc/networks

[akonstam at trinity.edu]

On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:52:49AM +0100, fellons wrote:
> At this time /etc/networks don't serve any other (I hope !!).
> This are only a verify for next future implementation of my personal network.
> Thanks Doncho.
Well are you sure we are talking about a /etc/networks file not a
/etc/sysconfig/network file. That together with a file like ifcfg-eth0
define the parameters of the network. The definitions can be in either
file but things like IPADR, GATEWAY, NETMASK should be define
somewhere.

> 
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:29:08 +0200, Doncho N. Gunchev
> <mr700 at globalnet.bg> wrote:
> > On 2004 12 21 (Tuesday) 10:04, fellons wrote:
> > > Hi list.
> > >
> > > On my FC2 server I have eth0 and lo network interfaces.
> > > Reply correctly to ping (to 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.1 ... ).
> > > Are correct routing and /etc/hosts too.
> > >
> > > On guide from installing domestic networks than I have read, apropos
> > > to DNS, it mention /etc/networks like a file to recognize network
> > > ip-name (!?).
> > >
> > > On my configuration I don't use DNS, I use only ../hosts.
> > >
> > > Questions:
> > > /etc/networks must there is or not ?
> > > and must declare :
> > > localdomain 127.0.01
> > 
> > 'localdomain 127.0.0.0' or I've seen 'loopnet 127.0.0.0'.
> > 
> > > home.bear.net 192.168.0.0  ??
> > > 
> >    You can create this file if you would like to see these in
> > the route's output. If you don't use route to list your routings,
> > I use 'ip r l / ip route list', you have no use of it I think.
> > If /etc/networks serves any other purpose, I don't know about it.
> > Does it?
> > 
> > --
> > Regards,
> >  Doncho N. Gunchev    Registered Linux User #291323 at counter.li.org
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> > 
> 
> 
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