# ethers(5)

    NAME
         ethers - ethernet address to hostname database

    SYNOPSIS
         /etc/ethers

    DESCRIPTION
         The ethers database translates ethernet addresses to hostnames 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)