git: 455e0b9ba5dd - main - /etc/hosts: Wording changes to better match RFC 1918
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 20:59:52 UTC
The branch main has been updated by pfg:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=455e0b9ba5dd44511849af7424c922c5c10cb2bd
commit 455e0b9ba5dd44511849af7424c922c5c10cb2bd
Author: Pedro F. Giffuni <pfg@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2022-02-28 04:07:34 +0000
Commit: Pedro F. Giffuni <pfg@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2022-03-05 21:00:59 +0000
/etc/hosts: Wording changes to better match RFC 1918
Summary: No functional change.
Subscribers: imp
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34391
---
lib/libc/net/hosts | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/hosts b/lib/libc/net/hosts
index 2690a9ad48e1..1722a0c958d8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/hosts
+++ b/lib/libc/net/hosts
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
#10.0.0.2 myname.my.domain myname
#10.0.0.3 myfriend.my.domain myfriend
#
-# According to RFC 1918, you can use the following IP networks for
-# private nets which will never be connected to the Internet:
+# According to RFC 1918, you can use the following IP blocks for
+# private internets:
#
-# 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
-# 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
-# 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
+# 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
+# 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
+# 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
#
-# In case you want to be able to connect to the Internet, you need
+# In case you want to make addresses available on the Internet, you need
# real official assigned numbers. Do not try to invent your own network
# numbers but instead get one from your network provider (if any) or
# from your regional registry (ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, RIPE NCC, or AfriNIC.)