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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2019-12-20 18:00:31 +0100
committerChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2019-12-20 18:00:31 +0100
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host-information: use documented section style guide
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@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
.. _host-information:
+################
Host Information
-----------------
+################
This section describes the system's host information and how to configure them,
it covers the following topics:
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ it covers the following topics:
* Default gateway
* Aliases
-Host Name
-^^^^^^^^^
+Hostname
+========
A hostname is the label (name) assigned to a network device (a host) on a
network and is used to distinguish one device from another on specific networks
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ Example: Set system hostname to 'RT01':
host-name RT01
Domain Name
-^^^^^^^^^^^
+===========
A domain name is the label (name) assigned to a computer network and is thus
unique.
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ Example: Set system domain to example.com:
domain-name example.com
Static host mappings
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+====================
How to assign IPs to interfaces is described in chapter
:ref:`interfaces-addresses`. This section shows how to statically map a system
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ IP address `10.20.30.41`:
}
Aliases
-*******
+-------
One or more system aliases (static mappings) can be defined:
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ Example: Set alias `router1` for system with hostname `RT01`:
}
Default Gateway/Route
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+=====================
In the past (VyOS 1.1.8) used a gateway-address configured in the system tree
(`set system gateway-address <IP address>`) this is no longer supported and