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diff --git a/docs/system/host-information.rst b/docs/system/host-information.rst index 71209412..b60faa86 100644 --- a/docs/system/host-information.rst +++ b/docs/system/host-information.rst @@ -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 |