protocols(SFF)

protocols(SFF)


protocols -- list of Internet protocols

Description

The file /etc/protocols lists known Internet protocols. Each line describes a single protocol and consists of the following blank separated fields:

name number aliases ...

where

name
is the official name of the protocol

number
is the protocol number

aliases ...
is a blank-separated list of local aliases for the protocol
The routines which search this file ignore comments (portions of lines beginning with ``#'') and blank lines.

Protocol names and numbers are specified by the DDN Network Information Center. Do not change this file.

Files

/etc/protocols

See also

slink(ADMN), socket(SSC)

RFC 1340

SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.6 -- 1 August 2000