# # ethers This file contains 48 bit Ethernet addresses and their # corresponding IP number or hostname. The two items are # separated by any number of SPACE and/or TAB char acters. # A at the beginning of a line starts a comment which extends # to the end of the line. The Ethernet-address is written as # x:x:x:x:x:x, where x is a hexadecimal number between 0 and # ff which represents one byte of the address, which is in # network byte order (bigendian). The IP-number may be a # hostname which can be resolved by DNS or a dot separated # number. # # Syntax: # Ethernet-address IP-number # #