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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
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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.