Hi all,


I would like to know what are the different network configuration files in Linux? I do know some of them. I have very little knowledge when it comes to networking in Linux. I'll be having an interview in few days from today so I wanted to make sure that I'm knowing the basics.

As a Linux admin what are the networking related tasks/ concepts / files that I should be knowing?

I will myself mention few things which I'm looking to learn, yes I already have a small list with me with things I'm planning to learn:

* How to set up ip of the system (static)
* What are the files to edit complete the above task.
* What files to edit to change the hostname


I hope I have made my question clear, if not please let me know.


I hope I'll be getting good help from here.


Regards
Gordy

The general principles of configuring networks Linux are the same regardless of distro, but the precise file locations and names can vary from distro to distro, depending on what init (initialization) system is used.

The concepts involved in configuring networking are also pretty much the same in Linux as in other operating systems, as the standards for networking are cross-platform. Differences come when you get into the details for file-sharing, access permissions, and the like.

This article seems to be a pretty good intro; it's about setting a static ip, but in the process it introduces information about file names and locations and so on:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-c...ress-tutorial/

If you know what distro of Linux you will be interviewed about, look for information about how that distro configures networking. (If it's in the Enterprise, the odds are that it's either Redhat or CentOS.)