NETWORKS(5)              Series 300 Only              NETWORKS(5)

     NAME
          networks - network name data base

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
          Level:    HP-UX/NON-STANDARD

          Origin:   UCB

          Remarks:  Implemented on the Series 300 only.

     DESCRIPTION
          This  file  associates  internet  addresses  with   official
          network names and aliases.  This allows the user to refer to
          a network by a symbolic name instead of an internet address.
          For  each  network, a single line should be present with the
          following information:

               <official network name> <network number> <aliases>

          Aliases are other names under which a network is also known.
          For example:

               loop  192.46.4   testlan

          The network ``loop'' is also called ``testlan''.

          A line cannot start with a space.  Items  are  separated  by
          any number of blanks and/or tab characters.  A `#' indicates
          the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of  the
          line  are not interpreted by routines which search the file.
          Trailing blanks or tabs are allowed at the end  of  a  line.
          For the DARPA Internet network this file is normally created
          from the  official  network  data  base  maintained  at  the
          Network  Information  Control  Center  (NIC),  though  local
          changes may be required to bring it  up  to  date  regarding
          unofficial aliases and/or unknown networks.

          Network number may be specified in the conventional internet
          `.'  notation  using  the  inet_network()  routine  from the
          internet address manipulation  library,  inet(3N).   Network
          names may contain any printable character other than a white
          space, newline, or comment character.

     EXAMPLES
          See /etc/networks.

     SEE ALSO
          getnetent(3N).

     Hewlett-Packard               - 1 -             (printed 7/16/86)