Talk:Host table

Host tables

Speaking of ARPANET host tables, I now there are a few online, but a Web search couldn't find them (for the above). Any you know of, could we link to? Probably from ARPANET for the moment; I don't see any need for an ARPANET-host-table-specific at the moment. Jnc (talk) 18:20, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

There are surprisingly few host tables from the NCP era! My go-to resource is here: https://github.com/ttkzw/hosts.txt

There are more in the MIT and SAIL archives, but I gather they may not be official BBN control center files.

Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 18:48, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

Yes, I've had a hard time finding them in the past! I have a small number of versions squirreled away on my desk-top (they are useful research tools), but I don't think I made a note of where they came from, alas.

I wouldn't worry about whether they are official or not; the data is what's important. E.g. the MIT host tables had a long list of Chaosnet machines, which of course would not be in the BB+N ones. Jnc (talk) 19:40, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

The SAIL files called NAMES[NET,SYS] run from 1972 to 1978. Apparently HOSTS.TXT[NET,MRC] took it from there to 1982. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 20:07, 9 August 2023 (CEST)