[Racfore]

Somehow, my Hostconfig file got deleted (it's nowhere to be found in /etc or /private/etc). Can someone give me directions on how to recreate it from scratch? Thank you.

[theolein]

Here it is. Just remember that the Pref panes actually maintain this file.

Code:
##
# /etc/hostconfig
##
# This file is maintained by the system control panels
##

# Network configuration
HOSTNAME=-AUTOMATIC-
ROUTER=-AUTOMATIC-

# Services
AFPSERVER=-NO-
AUTHSERVER=-NO-
AUTOMOUNT=-YES-
CUPS=-YES-
IPFORWARDING=-NO-
IPV6=-YES-
MAILSERVER=-AUTOMATIC-
NETINFOSERVER=-AUTOMATIC-
NFSLOCKS=-AUTOMATIC-
NISDOMAIN=-NO-
RPCSERVER=-AUTOMATIC-
TIMESYNC=-YES-
QTSSERVER=-NO-
WEBSERVER=-NO-
SMBSERVER=-NO-
DNSSERVER=-NO-
COREDUMPS=-NO-
VPNSERVER=-NO-
CRASHREPORTER=-YES-

[Detrius]

Boot into single user mode by holding down the command-s keys.

Code:
fsck -yf
mount -uw /
pico /etc/hostconfig

enter the text in the previous post.

ctrl-o to save
ctrl-x to exit

Code:
chown root:wheel /etc/hostconfig
chmod 644 /etc/hostconfig
reboot

Repair permissions just to be safe.

[CharlesS]

Alternately, you could use my utility, Pacifist (link in my sig), to extract the original hostconfig file from the packages on the install CDs.

[Racfore]

Problem solved. Thanks, everyone, for your assistance.