Verifying the IP address and host name configurations

You need to verify that the IP address and host name settings are configured correctly.

1. To verify that the host name is configured correctly, enter the following command:

   hostname

   If it is configured correctly, the command returns the host name. For example:

   example

2. To verify that the host name uses the fully qualified host name, enter the following command:

   hostname -f

   If successful, the command returns the fully qualified host name. For example:

   example.ibm.com

3. To confirm that the IP address is configured correctly, ping the host name:

   ping example

   If successful, the IP address is returned.