diff --git a/startup/borland.bat b/startup/borland.bat
index 452b02838..5a44c3204 100755
--- a/startup/borland.bat
+++ b/startup/borland.bat
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ REM set MAKEFLAGS=-w
 REM    --------------- EPICS Channel Access --------------
 REM    Uncomment and modify the following lines
 REM    to override the base/configure/CONFIG_ENV defaults
-REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=164.54.188.65 164.54.5.255
+REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST= n.n.n.n n.n.n.n
 REM set EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST=YES
 
 REM    --------------- cygwin vim ------------------------
diff --git a/startup/cygwin.bat b/startup/cygwin.bat
index fbeb61fde..d9efacb06 100755
--- a/startup/cygwin.bat
+++ b/startup/cygwin.bat
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ REM set MAKEFLAGS=-w
 REM    --------------- EPICS Channel Access --------------
 REM    Uncomment and modify the following lines
 REM    to override the base/configure/CONFIG_ENV defaults
-REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=164.54.188.65 164.54.5.255
+REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST= n.n.n.n n.n.n.n
 REM set EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST=YES
 
 REM    --------------- cygwin vim ------------------------
diff --git a/startup/win32.bat b/startup/win32.bat
index 584b51f28..0f44c5e07 100755
--- a/startup/win32.bat
+++ b/startup/win32.bat
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ REM set MAKEFLAGS=-w
 REM    --------------- EPICS Channel Access --------------
 REM    Uncomment and modify the following lines
 REM    to override the base/configure/CONFIG_ENV defaults
-REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=164.54.188.65 164.54.5.255
+REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=n.n.n.n n.n.n.n
 REM set EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST=YES
 
 REM    --------------- cygwin vim ------------------------