# Network and System files

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/network-and-system-files/140454>\
**Category:** UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users\
**Created:** [November 29, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/network-and-system-files/140454 "2001-11-29T04:18:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![trip](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/trip/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@trip](https://community.unix.com/u/trip)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/network-and-system-files/140454/1 "2001-11-29T04:18:12Z")

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I was given this question and cannot seem to answer it. "Identify 4 network and 4 sytem files that control how the system and network function (other than rc files)." The problem is I only know of rc files. Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![farzolito](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/farzolito/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@farzolito](https://community.unix.com/u/farzolito)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 6:07am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/network-and-system-files/140454/2 "2001-11-29T06:07:10Z")

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hi,

for which OS do you need to know that ?

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**Author:** ![eNTer](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/enter/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@eNTer](https://community.unix.com/u/eNTer)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 6:30am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/network-and-system-files/140454/3 "2001-11-29T06:30:21Z")

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Here you have an answer, but this is mostly for OpenBSD:  
/etc/myname - contains host name  
/etc/defaultdomain - contains the domain name  
/etc/mygate - contains the address of the default gateway  
/etc/hostname.if\_name - contains the configuration of the specified interface (if\_name = xl0, fxp0, etc)  
/etc/resolv.conf - contains the name of the dns resolver, and search domain  
/etc/dhcpd.conf - configuration file for DHCP daemon  
/etc/dhcpd.interfaces - a list of the interfaces where the DHCP daemon listens  
/etc/altq.conf - the file which contains the configuration of the alternate queueing daemon - class based queueing pachet scheduler  
/etc/pf.conf - configuration file for packet filtering  
/etc/nat.conf - NAT rules

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> Originally posted by trip  
> I was given this question and cannot seem to answer it. "Identify 4 network and 4 sytem files that control how the system and network function (other than rc files)." The problem is I only know of rc files. Can anyone help?