# comment line (a '#' as very first character) # a single IPv4 and IPv6 address 1.2.3.4 2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7344 # address blocks in CIDR notation 127.0.0.0/8 10.11.128.0/17 192.168.0.0/24 # hostnames rome-fw.enterprise.com hosts.friends.com