{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ETHERS",
    "section": "5",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ETHERS/5/json",
    "generated": "2026-05-30T08:16:19Z",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ethers - Ethernet address to IP number database\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "/etc/ethers  contains  48 bit Ethernet addresses and their corresponding IP numbers, one line\nfor each IP number:\n\nEthernet-address  IP-number\n\nThe two items are separated by any number of SPACE and/or TAB characters.  A # at the  begin‐\nning  of  a line starts a comment which extends to the end of the line.  The Ethernet-address\nis written as x:x:x:x:x:x, where x is a hexadecimal number between 0 and ff which  represents\none byte of the address, which is in network byte order (big-endian).  The IP-number may be a\nhostname which can be resolved by DNS or a dot separated number.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXAMPLES": {
            "content": "08:00:20:00:61:CA  pal\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/etc/ethers\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "rarp(8)\n\n\n\nnet-tools                                    2008-10-03                                    ETHERS(5)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ethers - Ethernet address to IP number database",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [
        "08:00:20:00:61:CA  pal"
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "rarp",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/rarp/8/json"
        }
    ]
}