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Networking: A Beginner's Guide
To add entries to the /etc/hosts file, click the Hosts tab in the Network Configuration
window, as shown in Figure 21-7. Then click the New button to open the Add/Edit Hosts
Entry dialog box, as shown in Figure 21-8. Enter the appropriate information into the
Address and Hostname fields, and if desired, the Aliases field. Then click OK to save
your changes.
Changing the DNS Client Configuration
If your system needs to work with a larger network (such as the Internet), it is a good
idea to configure your system to point to a DNS server so that it can resolve host names
Figure 21-7.
Modifying host entries
Figure 21-8.
Adding a new host to the hosts file
Summary :
330 Networking: A Beginner's Guide To add entries to the /etc/hosts file, click the Hosts tab in the Network Configuration window, as shown in Figure 21-7.
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