networks(SFF)                   19 June 1992                   networks(SFF)


 Name

    networks - names and numbers for the internet

 Description

    The file /etc/networks lists networks on the internet.  Each line
    describes a single network and consists of the following blank separated
    fields:

       name number aliases ...

    where

    name          is the official name of the network.  All hosts on the
                  internet should use the same official name for a given net-
                  work.

    number        is the network number, which serves as part of the DARPA
                  Internet address for each host on the internet.  All hosts
                  on the internet must use the same number for a given net-
                  work.

    aliases...    is a blank-separated list of local aliases for the network.

    The routines which search this file ignore comments (portions of lines
    beginning with ``#'') and blank lines.

 Files

    /etc/networks

 Examples


       # Building 1 Internet
       xyz-net 128.212
       xyz-i88 128.212.64 # General
       xyz-tcp 128.212.65 # TCP/IP Development


 See also

    hosts(SFF)