Networking in LINUX

Introduction to Networking in Linux

To check the system hostname

[root@localhost ~]# hostname
localhost.localdomain

Assigning the hostname - temporarly

Syntax:-

[root@localhost ~]# hostname <computer>

EX:- To assign the hostname as server.linuxnunixhelp.com

[root@localhost ~]# hostname server.linuxnunixhelp.com

To check the hostname assigned

[root@localhost ~]# hostname
server.linuxnunixhelp.com

Assigning hostname ---- Permanently
Edit the configuration file /etc/sysconfig/network

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=server.linuxnunixhelp.com




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