Set Up Network Files

Perform these tasks only if the security administrator has planned for an open network, you do not plan to use dynamic routing (the default), and you plan to access other workstations without using a name service.

Set up Static Routing

To set up static routing, complete one of the following procedures: "To Set Up Simple Static Routing" or "To Set Up Complex Static Routing".

Set up DNS

If your workstation is going to use DNS, click the Set DNS Servers action in the System_Admin folder and enter the nameservers.

For a detailed list of steps, see "Set Up DNS", except do not edit the nsswitch.conf file.

Add Hosts

If your workstation is going to contact other hosts, enter them in the /etc/hosts file.

Follow the procedure "How to Add Hosts".

Assign Templates to Remote Hosts

1. If this host is going to contact unlabeled hosts, the tnrhtp must have an appropriate unlabeled template for those unlabeled hosts. See "How to Add a Remote Host Template" for the explanation and procedure.

2. Follow the procedure "How to Assign a Remote Host Template".

   Assign a remote host template to every host or network that this machine may contact. Include every host in the /etc/hosts file.