HeXiLeD
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 Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:16 am Post subject: Hosts file [SOLVED] |
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[quote]Hi guys !
I am having some doubts about some hosts file in the system.
I been reading and testing and because of all that right now i have doubts and am not sure about what is supose to do what .
my main point about this is simple and its all here:
http://accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html
and in my system i have:
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host.conf hosts hosts.allow hosts.deny |
my questions start here :
what is the difference between /etc/hosts and /etc/networks
i ask this because they seem to do the same and in fact i have the same settings for both.
| Code: | # /etc/hosts: This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
# mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly
# used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
# On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
# "named" name server. Just add the names, addresses
# and any aliases to this file...
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/hosts,v 1.7 2002/11/18 19:39:22 azarah Exp $
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# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/networks,v 1.4 2002/11/18 19:39:22 azarah Exp $
#
# networks This file describes a number of netname-to-adress
# mappings for the TCP/IP subsytem. It is mostly
# used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
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i know what /etc/hosts does and what is it for. at least the basic purpose of it.
but why /etc/networks or what's it's use ?
now .. going to the main point... i wanted to set a hosts file to be used like its says here :
http://accs-net.com/hosts/hostsforlinux.html
and i got confused should i set it in /etc/hosts or /etc/hosts.deny
i know if i set it on /etc/hosts that it works and it simple to understand why.
but now i ask whats the reason for hosts.deny i read somewhere (gentoo.wiki i think), that it was to deny sshd access; but then again ... we can set that kind of access on sshd_config and i did try to use hosts.deny to restric sshd access but with no visible result.
so.. my second doubt : what is hosts.deny for and how to use it ?
so ... before i go on with other questions i would like to read from someone that knows more about this.
thanks is advance
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