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Date:      Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:08:41 -0800
From:      Steve Wingate <steve@velosystems.net>
To:        "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /stand/sysinstall network Nic configure screen?
Message-ID:  <20011211110841.6e86a97a.steve@velosystems.net>
In-Reply-To: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOIECMCJAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
References:  <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOIECMCJAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>

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On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 13:25:35 -0500
"Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com> wrote:

> Reading the new second edition FBSD handbook page 54 about
> configuring a Nic card. Field Host [the fully-qualified hostname]
> What is this talking about? Does this mean the domain name
> of my ISP? Where do I find this domain name? The Ipv4 address field,
> is this address one of my choosing from the private IP address
> group I am working with?
> 
It's your internal naming structure.

> You know what is really needed here is a description of each field 
> explaining how it is used by FBSD, where to get the info needed to
> fill out the fields. 
>
Networking setup is explained in plenty of places, including the setup instructions. There's no point in cluttering up the screen with that info.
 
> Also what does the two question that proceed this screen that ask 
> about Ipv4 / Ipv6 and DHCP do for the process of setting up a 
> nic card? 
> 
> What kind entries is it building behind the scenes and to what files?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> 
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