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Section 4.16:Firewall Configuration
Next enter, where applicable, the
are unsure about any of these, please contact your network administrator.
Figure 4–9 Network Configuration
If you have a fully qualified domain name for the network device, enter it in the
Even if your computer is not part of a network, you can enter a hostname
for your system. If you do not take this opportunity to enter in a name, your
system will be known as localhost.
Finally, enter the
Gateway
DNS
) addresses.
4.16 Firewall Configuration
Red Hat Linux also offers you firewall protection for enhanced system security. A firewall exists
between your computer and the network, and determines which resources on your computer remote
,
IP Address
Netmask
Tip
and
Primary DNS
(and if applicable the
,
, and
Network
Broadcast
Secondary DNS
addresses. If you
field.
Hostname
and
Ternary
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