Host and Network Domain Name Example

It is very important that the correct, resolvable addresses for host names and network domain names be entered during installation.

An example of a fully qualified host name is "hostname.eng.sun.com." In this example, "hostname" is the machine name, "eng" is the subdomain name, and "sun.com" is the network domain name. This scenario is illustrated in Figure 1-2. Domain names can have more than two components, for example, "sun.co.jp" could also be a network domain name.

Figure 1-2 Host, Domain, and Subdomain Name Example