usr/share/man/cat5/networks.0



NETWORKS(5)                   1990                    NETWORKS(5)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     networks - network name data base

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     The _\bn_\be_\bt_\bw_\bo_\br_\bk_\bs file contains information regarding the known
     networks which comprise the DARPA Internet.  For each net-
     work a single line should be present with the following
     information:

     official network name
     network number
     aliases

     Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab char-
     acters.  A ``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; char-
     acters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by rou-
     tines which search the file.  This file is normally created
     from the official network data base maintained at the Net-
     work Information Control Center (NIC), though local changes
     may be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial
     aliases and/or unknown networks.

     Network number may be specified in the conventional ``.''
     notation using the _\bi_\bn_\be_\bt__\bn_\be_\bt_\bw_\bo_\br_\bk() routine from the Internet
     address manipulation library, _\bi_\bn_\be_\bt(3N).  Network names may
     contain any printable character other than a field delim-
     iter, newline, or comment character.

F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
     /etc/networks

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
     getnetent(3N)

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
     A name server should be used instead of a static file.


Printed 7/27/90               June                              1