[Richard Urwin <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I said:
> I would much prefer MAC to name resolution using an "ethers" file for
> lookup. I do a lot of work with devices that don't talk anything other
> than raw ethernet.

On Friday 24 Oct 2003 3:49 pm, jfielding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> You can achieve the same functionality by editing the manuf file. The last
> entries show how to specify a single MAC address and name. It's also
> possible to specify ranges thus:
> [snip]

Thanks, I'll give it a try on Monday.

> Of course, it's not a good idea to edit a file that will be overwritten
> with the next Ethereal installation. It would be better to have a file
> (maybe called ethers) in the same directory as preferences and with the
> same functionality as manuf, with entries in manuf being used unless
> overridden by entries in ethers.

Or just loaded in sequence.

-- 
Richard Urwin