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[b7d9d404] | 1 | <sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> |
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[b7d9d404] | 3 | <sect2><title>Descriptions</title> |
[3630401] | 4 | |
[087e584] | 5 | <para>(Last checked against version &net-tools-contversion;.)</para> |
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[b7d9d404] | 7 | <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title> |
[3630401] | 8 | |
[978d0bf] | 9 | <para><command>arp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, |
10 | usually to add or delete an entry, or to dump the entire cache.</para> | |
[bdc08c1] | 11 | |
[978d0bf] | 12 | <para><command>dnsdomainname</command> reports the system's DNS domain |
13 | name.</para> | |
[3630401] | 14 | |
[978d0bf] | 15 | <para><command>domainname</command> reports or sets the system's NIS/YP |
16 | domain name.</para> | |
[3630401] | 17 | |
[978d0bf] | 18 | <para><command>hostname</command> reports or sets the name of the current |
19 | host system.</para> | |
[1b32453] | 20 | |
[978d0bf] | 21 | <para><command>ifconfig</command> is the main utility for configuring |
22 | network interfaces.</para> | |
[bdc08c1] | 23 | |
[978d0bf] | 24 | <para><command>nameif</command> names network interfaces based on MAC |
25 | addresses.</para> | |
[3630401] | 26 | |
[978d0bf] | 27 | <para><command>netstat</command> is used to report network connections, |
28 | routing tables, and interface statistics..</para> | |
[3630401] | 29 | |
[978d0bf] | 30 | <para><command>nisdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para> |
[bdc08c1] | 31 | |
[978d0bf] | 32 | <para><command>plipconfig</command> is used to fine tune the PLIP device |
33 | parameters, to improve its performance.</para> | |
[3630401] | 34 | |
[978d0bf] | 35 | <para><command>rarp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's RARP |
36 | table.</para> | |
[3630401] | 37 | |
[978d0bf] | 38 | <para><command>route</command> is used to manipulate the IP routing |
39 | table.</para> | |
[3630401] | 40 | |
[978d0bf] | 41 | <para><command>slattach</command> attaches a network interface to a serial |
42 | line. This allows you to use normal terminal lines for point-to-point links to | |
43 | other computers.</para> | |
[bdc08c1] | 44 | |
[978d0bf] | 45 | <para><command>ypdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para> |
[bdc08c1] | 46 | |
47 | </sect3> | |
[3630401] | 48 | |
49 | </sect2> | |
50 |
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