NETWORKS(5,F) AIX TCP/IP User's Guide NETWORKS(5,F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- networks PURPOSE Contains information regarding the known networks which comprise the DARPA Internet. SYNOPSIS /etc/networks DESCRIPTION The networks file contains information regarding the known networks which comprise the DARPA Internet. For each network, a single line should be present with the following information: official-network-name network-number aliases (optional) Items are separated by any number of blanks and tab characters. A # indicates the beginning of a comment. Characters, up to the end of the line, are not interpreted by routines which search the file. This file is normally created from the official network data base maintained at the Network Information Control Center (NIC). Local changes may be required to bring it up-to-date regarding unofficial aliases and unknown networks. Network number may be specified in dotted decimal (.) notation. Network names may contain any printable character other than a field delimiter, new line, or comment character. EXAMPLES # official net name net number alias (if any, eg. by type) loopback-net 127 software-loopback-net ne-region 128.1 classb.net1 at1-region 128.2 classb.net2 se-region 128.3 classb.net3 plant1-net1 192.0.1 classc.net0.sub1 plant1-net2 192.0.2 classc.net0.sub2 lab-net 192.5.1 classc.net5 process-control-test 193.255.99 classc.net255 FILES /etc/networks Processed October 29, 1990 NETWORKS(5,F) 1
NETWORKS(5,F) AIX TCP/IP User's Guide NETWORKS(5,F) RELATED INFORMATION getnetent, refer to AIX Operating System Technical Reference inet, refer to AIX Operating System Technical Reference Processed October 29, 1990 NETWORKS(5,F) 2