Host Table
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host table is a simple text file (/etc/hosts) which contains
associations between an IP address and a list of host names.
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Example:
- 130.65.240.254 carlos.t1.isocws.isoc.org carlos
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Disadvantage
- The table should contain all the Internet hosts ( x 1,000,000
entries);
- The table is very large;
- Difficult to update when new hosts are connected to Internet or
IP addresses are changed