Linux Fundamentals - Exploring IP Address Settings

The video tutorial explains how to verify hostname and IP address assignments on a Linux host. It covers the use of network utilities like ping, traceroute, and nslookup, and demonstrates setting up an Alpine Docker container to access these utilities. The tutorial also explores network interfaces, loopback addresses, and routing tables, providing commands to retrieve and filter network information. The session concludes with a summary and a preview of the next lecture on DNS lookups.

Describe how network address translation (NAT) works in relation to private and public IP addresses.

What information can you obtain using the 'ip address' command?

What is the function of the 'ifconfig' command in Linux?