A Final Note
The tasks outlined in this chapter enable you to get your hosts networked. This provides a basis for you to be able to run all the most common network applications and access remote systems.
It is worth remembering that with nearly 30 different flavors of UNIX commercially available, some differences in program operation and syntax will be evident. This chapter has tried to cover the approaches adopted by most of the major UNIX flavors; as always, it is worthwhile referring to your system’s man pages for version-specific options of the commands and programs covered throughout this chapter.
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