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authorphk <phk@FreeBSD.org>1994-06-04 02:03:45 +0000
committerphk <phk@FreeBSD.org>1994-06-04 02:03:45 +0000
commitbcb2519488a852e50e69278c66bc989bd9c170c4 (patch)
tree0e7712790fc7e7103ee5670594655a1b87b6a46f /etc/hosts
parent6557b616d1bbb92c3d1011db841d2f9cfac4211e (diff)
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Added reference to RFC 1597 about "private-net" IP#'s. The following numbers
will never be routed over the InterNet: 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
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diff --git a/etc/hosts b/etc/hosts
index d6fc758..4898a1a 100644
--- a/etc/hosts
+++ b/etc/hosts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id$
+# $Id: hosts,v 1.2 1993/11/11 22:32:36 wollman Exp $
#
# Host Database
# This file should contain the addresses and aliases
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain
#
# Imaginary network.
-#0.2 myname.my.domain myname
-#0.3 myfriend.my.domain myfriend
+#10.0.0.2 myname.my.domain myname
+#10.0.0.3 myfriend.my.domain myfriend
#
-# NB: 0 is not a valid network number. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not try
+# According to RFC 1597, you can use the following ip-numbers for
+# private nets which will never be connected to the InterNet:
+#
+# 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
+# 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
+# 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
+#
+# In case you want to be able to connect to the InterNet, you need
+# real official assigned numbers. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not try
# to invent your own network numbers but instead get one from your
# network provider (if any) or from the Internet Registry (ftp to
# rs.internic.net, directory `/templates').
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