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#! rnews 1233 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: "Paul Scott" <pscott@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD ether config Date: 16 Oct 1996 22:40:03 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 22 Message-ID: <01bbbbaf$7a0d8d40$b084b6c7@pas-remote.tonesoft.com> References: <53lqc0$qnl@thor.atcon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lbx-ca5-16.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Oct 16 3:40:03 PM PDT 1996 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Marty Cameron <martinc@atcon.com> wrote in article <53lqc0$qnl@thor.atcon.com>... > Ok, here's my current setup: > > main server: 10.0.0.1 as server.ads.com > workstation: 10.0.0.2 as works.ads.com > > contents of /etc/hosts: > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 10.0.0.1 server.ad.com server > 10.0.0.2 works.ad.com works > --------------- end /etc/hosts -------------------- Please read RFC1597 regarding private addresses. > ... It's not connected to the outside world, and will only be > used/expanded on internally ... Maybe. But you're better off not assuming anything. Stick with RFC1597 address if you're building a private network.