Lesson 24. Mac OS X Network Architecture
Time |
This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete. |
Goals |
Understand the content of hostconfig, NetworkInterfaces.plist, and preferences.plist files Understand the architecture of configd and the different plug-ins associated with it, and identify their functions Use ifconfig to identify the computer’s network interfaces and their attributes Understand the importance of lookupd and how it impacts networking |
To be an effective system administrator, you need to effectively configure, administer, and troubleshoot Mac OS X on a network. This lesson presents the underlying network architecture of Mac OS X, which is the foundational to everything else you will do with a Mac OS X computer.
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