Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 12:55:41 -0600 (CST) From: Guy Helmer <ghelmer@palisadesys.com> To: Usov Alexander <usov@ukr.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /etc/networks & /etc/hosts.allow Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101081252430.16507-100000@magellan.palisadesys.com> In-Reply-To: <200101081756.TAA06295@fatlady.ukr.net>
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On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Usov Alexander wrote: > Hi everybody! > > Can anybody explain me what I should put it that files > and when they are used? "man 5 hosts_access 5 hosts_options" for /etc/hosts.allow, which inetd and most other network daemons consult to determine whether a client has the authorization to use a service, based on the client's IP address and/or host name. "man 5 networks" for /etc/networks, which associates network numbers with names on the local system. Guy -- Guy Helmer, Ph.D. Sr. Software Engineer, Palisade Systems --- ghelmer@palisadesys.com http://www.palisadesys.com/~ghelmer To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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