HP-UX LAN Administrator's Guide (Feburary 2007)

DRAFT COPY Network Addressing
Network Addresses and Node Names
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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.
Table 7-3 (Continued) (Continued)Network Address Types, Descriptions,
Address
Type
Description Recorded In Used By