NAME

     ethers - ethernet address to hostname database


SYNOPSIS

     /etc/ethers


DESCRIPTION

     The ethers database translates ethernet addresses  to  host-
     names   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)