In particular when creating the /etc/hosts file it talks about the
private network address Classes, and picking an IP address, etc.
This page, as well as the next one where /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/
files are created, should be modified and list either more, or less
information. What's there now is kind of in-between.
I suggest we don't list the A, B, and C class networks on the page where
/etc/hosts is created. It's just one of those things that if you need
it, you will know about it. We're not a network admin guide after all.
If somebody has no clue what to use, 192.168.1.1 is probably a safe bet.
But then we have those routers these days like D-Link, Trendnet,
Linksys, and others that use the 192.168.1.1 IP addresses as well. Some
use 192.168.0.1.
But if you are going to be using DHCP, you probably shouldn't have
anything in /etc/hosts since your IP isn't always going to be static.
But you still create a network device configuration file.
The page ends with a section to only include the loopback address if you
aren't going to configure a network device. That section could also
apply to DHCP-only systems.
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Gerard Beekmans
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