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ETHERS(5)                     File Formats Manual                    ETHERS(5)

NAME
       ethers - ethernet address to hostname database

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/ethers

DESCRIPTION
       The  ethers database translates ethernet addresses to hostnames for use
       by the RARP daemon (see rarpd(8).)  /etc/ethers may look like this:

              0:0:c0:a:77:23      flotsam
              0:0:c0:a:68:ce      jetsam

       The six octet ethernet numbers must be entered as shown above, the  hex
       constants  must  use  lowercase letters and may not have leading zeros.
       Comments are marked with '#'.

       See rarpd(8) on why you shouldn't list Sun hosts in this file.

FILES
       /etc/ethers    Ethernet addresses database.

SEE ALSO
       hosts(5), rarpd(8), boot(8).

AUTHOR
       Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)

                                                                     ETHERS(5)

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