Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software

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Network Addressing
Network Addresses and Node Names
system name Also referred to as the system host
name and system node name.
This is the name your HP-UX system is
known by and is assigned using the
HP-UX uname command.
An example of a system name is:
host3. Assigned automatically by the
system.
/etc/rc.config.d
/netconf (as
HOSTNAME
variable).
uucp facilities.
host name
node name
Also known as the Internet host name
and NFS host name.
A symbolic name associated with an
internet address by which a node can be
uniquely identified.
An example of a host name is: host3.
Assigned by using the hostname
command.
/etc/hosts ;
/etc/hosts.equiv
(optional);
$HOME/.rhosts
(optional) ;
$HOME/.netrc
(optional) ;
/usr/adm/inetd.s
ec (optional) .
All Internet
Services and
VT3K.
Table 6-3 Network Address Types, Descriptions, and Examples
Address Type Description Recorded In Used By