ethers(4)

NAME
     ethers - ethernet address to hostname database

DESCRIPTION
     The ethers file contains information regarding the known (48 bit)
     ethernet addresses of hosts on the internet.  For each host on an
     ethernet, a single line should be present with the following information:

          ethernet address
          official host name

     Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tabs.  A `#' indicates
     the beginning of a comment extending to the end of line.

     The standard form for ethernet addresses is ``x:x:x:x:x:x'' where x is a
     hexadecimal number between 0 and ff, representing one byte.  The address
     bytes are always in network order.  Host names may contain any printable
     character other than a space, tab, newline, or comment character.  It is
     intended that host names in the ethers file correspond to the host names
     in the hosts(4) file.

     The ether_line() routine from the ethernet address manipulation library,
     ethers(3Y) may be used to scan lines of the ethers file.

FILES
     /etc/ethers

SEE ALSO
     rarpd(1M), ethers(3Y), hosts(4)