# 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      darask
              0:0:c0:a:68:ce      burask

         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)