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272 Part III . Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution . Set the host name This is the name identifying your computer within your domain. For example, if your computer were named baskets in the handsonhistory.com domain, your full host name may be baskets. handsonhistory.com. You can either set the domain name yourself (manually) or have it assigned automatically, if that information is being assigned by a DHCP server (automatically via DHCP). . Gateway This is the IP number of the computer that acts as a gateway to networks outside your LAN. This typically represents a host computer or router that routes packets between your LAN and the Internet. . Primary DNS This is the IP address of the host that translates computer names you request into IP addresses. It is referred to as a Domain Name System (DNS) server. You may also have Secondary and Tertiary name servers in case the first one can t be reached. (Most ISPs will give you two DNS server addresses.) Configuring Other Administrative Features Depending on which Linux install you are using, there are other types of information you will be asked to enter. These might involve: . Firewall Most Linux distributions these days use iptables to configure firewalls. Older Linux systems use ipchains. When you configure a default firewall, you typically choose which ports will be open to outside connections on your system (although there are many other things a firewall can be configured to do as well). The iptables firewall facility is described in Chapter 18 when you configure a router/firewall. . Languages While Linux itself doesn t include support for lots of different languages, some Linux distributions (such as Fedora) and desktop environments (such as KDE) offer support for many different languages. Nearly all Linux distributions will let you configure language-specific keyboards. . Root password and additional user Every Linux system that uses passwords will have you add at least the root user s password when you install Linux. Some distributions will require that you add at least one additional non-root user as well. Besides the features just mentioned, every distribution needs to have some initial configuration done before you have a fully functional Linux system. See Chapter 4 for information on basic administrative tasks for Linux.
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