Author: pierre
Date: Thu Jun 29 02:59:05 2017
New Revision: 3969
Log:
Rmove reference to lfs.org,
and try to document the different options for
network settings
Modified:
jhalfs/trunk/Config.in
Modified: jhalfs/trunk/Config.in
==============================================================================
--- jhalfs/trunk/Config.in Thu Jun 29 01:25:01 2017 (r3968)
+++ jhalfs/trunk/Config.in Thu Jun 29 02:59:05 2017 (r3969)
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
#--- End Build Settings
endmenu
-menu "System configuration
+menu "System configuration"
depends !BOOK_BLFS
#--- FSTAB
@@ -984,28 +984,63 @@
#--- End Groff page
config HOSTNAME
- string "Hostname"
+ string "Hostname (see help)"
default "**EDITME**"
+ help
+ If you are on a public network, use the hostname given to you by
+ your institution, or corporation, etc. If your network is private,
+ that is, behind a firewall such as a box to connect to your ISP,
+ you can choose anything you'd like. Combined with the domain name
+ "local", you have the possibility to access your computer by name
+ instead of address on the private network (see RFC 6762 and
+ https://www.howtogeek.com/167190/).
menu "Network configuration"
config INTERFACE
string "netword card name"
default "eth0"
+ help
+ eth0 is used in most cases. Virtual insterfaces may get other
+ names (for example enp0s3 for the default network stack in qemu).
+ Systemd may also rename network interfaces according to their
+ bus addresses.
config IP_ADDR
string "Static IP address"
default "10.0.2.9"
+ help
+ The default here is for a virtual interface in qemu. Private
+ networks have addresses in the range 10.x.x.x or 192.169.x.x.
+ You have to know your network prefix. Then the last figure
+ may be anything you like.
+
config GATEWAY
string "Gateway"
default "10.0.2.2"
+ help
+ Again, this default is for a qemu network stack. Usually, the
+ gateway is the address of your firewall.
config PREFIX
string "Subnet prefix"
default "24"
+ help
+ Again, this default is for a qemu network stack, but is also
+ the most used in private networks.
config BROADCAST
string "Broadcast address"
default "10.0.2.255"
config DOMAIN
- string "Domain name"
- default "lfs.org"
+ string "Domain name (see help)"
+ default "local"
+ help
+ Domain Name:
+ Doamin names are registered, so if your computer is on a public
+ network, you cannot use any name you'd like. On a public
+ network, you should have been given a domain name by
+ your corporation, institution, etc.
+ If your network is really private, that is behind a firewall
+ such as a box for connecting to an ISP, you can choose any
+ domain you'd like. You can also opt for "local", see RFC 6762,
+ or "something.test", see RFC 6761.
config DNS1
string "Primary Name server"
default "10.0.2.3"
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