Example output contains 192.168.1.101:# /sbin/ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:43:94:0c inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fe43:940c/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:408641 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:134769 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:458268505 (458.2 MB) TX bytes:28361917 (28.3 MB)
# sudo vi /etc/hosts
192.168.1.101 fortressdemo2.com
Verify results:# ping fortressdemo2.com
PING fortressdemo2.com (192.168.1.101) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from fortressdemo2.com (192.168.1.101): icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.106 ms 64 bytes from fortressdemo2.com (192.168.1.101): icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.052 ms 64 bytes from fortressdemo2.com (192.168.1.101): icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=0.055 ms 64 bytes from fortressdemo2.com (192.168.1.101): icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=0.068 ms
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