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1<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
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3<sect2><title>Descriptions</title>
4
5<para>(Last checked against version &net-tools-contversion;.)</para>
6
7<sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
8
9<para><command>arp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache,
10usually to add or delete an entry, or to dump the entire cache.</para>
11
12<para><command>dnsdomainname</command> reports the system's DNS domain
13name.</para>
14
15<para><command>domainname</command> reports or sets the system's NIS/YP
16domain name.</para>
17
18<para><command>hostname</command> reports or sets the name of the current
19host system.</para>
20
21<para><command>ifconfig</command> is the main utility for configuring
22network interfaces.</para>
23
24<para><command>nameif</command> names network interfaces based on MAC
25addresses.</para>
26
27<para><command>netstat</command> is used to report network connections,
28routing tables, and interface statistics..</para>
29
30<para><command>nisdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para>
31
32<para><command>plipconfig</command> is used to fine tune the PLIP device
33parameters, to improve its performance.</para>
34
35<para><command>rarp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's RARP
36table.</para>
37
38<para><command>route</command> is used to manipulate the IP routing
39table.</para>
40
41<para><command>slattach</command> attaches a network interface to a serial
42line. This allows you to use normal terminal lines for point-to-point links to
43other computers.</para>
44
45<para><command>ypdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para>
46
47</sect3>
48
49</sect2>
50
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