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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+) |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration
4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts
5. Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain
8. Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain
10. NIS+ Tables and Information
12. Administering NIS+ Credentials
14. Administering Enhanced NIS+ Security Credentials
15. Administering NIS+ Access Rights
16. Administering NIS+ Passwords
18. Administering NIS+ Directories
20. NIS+ Server Use Customization
23. Information in NIS+ Tables
NIS+ Tables and Other Name Services
Common NIS+ Namespace Error Messages
The ethers table stores information about the 48-bit Ethernet addresses of machines on the Internet. It has three columns.
Table 23-5 ethers Table
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An Ethernet address has the form:
n:n:n:n:n:n hostname
where n is a hexadecimal number between 0 and FF, representing one byte. The address bytes are always in network order (most significant byte first).