What is /etc/networks file? Also wondering what particular files do on Linux? One of those files we recently rediscovered during auditing is the /etc/networks file. For some reason it was always there, yet we never change it. When looking at the man page of networks(5) we learn its purpose (almost instantly): It translates between IP ranges and network names It is used for tools like netstat and route It only works on class A, B, or C networks It does […]