On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Philip Hazel wrote:
> (1) I've never had anything to do with /etc/networks. Does its syntax
> support the modern idea of a classless network such as
> 131.111.10.128/25? That is, if you entered 131.111.10.128 would it infer
> the /25?
Despite the fact that HP-UX actually supports nothing "modern" at all :)
the following excerpt from networks(4) makes me think it indeed does not:
Network numbers can be specified in conventional Internet dot
notation
using the inet_network() routine from the internet address
manipulation library (see inet(3N). Network names can contain any
printable character other than a white space, new-line, or comment
character.
> (3) Do all Unixes have the getnetbyname() function?
Recent versions of Solaris, Linux, AIX and even HP-UX :) do, I can't tell
about others. But those mentioned seem to be a vast majority(?).
Volker
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