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HOSTS File

Figure 15 Sample HOSTS File
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You can modify these files with a standard text editor from any NetWare
client, or you can use EDIT.NLM from the NetWare system console. The
following sections describe the formats of the files, which are compatible with
the same files on standard 4.3BSD UNIX* systems. The examples in the
sample files can also help you create your own entries.
The files have the same names and format as the files on UnixWare* systems
and other UNIX systems. You can use FTP to transfer the files from a UNIX
host.
Each database file describes a table. Each line of the file describes a separate
table entry. Blank lines and comments are ignored. Comments begin with a
pound sign (#) anywhere in a line and include the pound sign and any
characters following it on the same line.
IMPORTANT:
Do not use the sample addresses provided in the database files if
you are connected to the Internet; these addresses are for example only.
The SYS:\ETC\HOSTS file contains information about the known hosts on
the IP internetwork. Typically, it is centrally administered and distributed to
all local hosts. Its format, as shown in
UNIX systems. Each entry provides information about a single host. An entry
cannot extend beyond one line.
The HOSTS file entry has the following format:
IP_address host_name [alias [...]]
Figure 15, is identical to /etc/hosts on
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