NAD710 Lab 4 Answers

Questions

1. Which file stores the computer's host name?

/etc/sysconfig/network

2. Which file stores the static IP addresses ?

/etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1

3. Which file stores the static hostname to IP address mapping ?

/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/hosts

4. Which file stores the DNS servers IP addresses ?

/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/resolv.conf

'5. What information is stored in /etc/sysconfig/network file ?

This file stores information like computer's hostname.
This file looks like

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=mohak

7. Pick one of the following system configuration program and determine what files are being used to store the configure parameters:

a. system-config-firewall

• /etc/sysconfig/iptables
• /proc/net/ip_tables_matches
• /proc/net/ip_tables_names
• /proc/net/ip_tables_targets
• please put your name here

b. system-config-printer

• list of files here
• your name here

c. system-config-users

• list of files here
• your name here

d. system-config-display

• list of files here
• your name here

e. system-config-services

• list of files here
• your name here