1 | <sect2>
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2 | <title>Contents</title>
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3 |
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4 | <para>The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat,
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5 | plipconfig rarp, route, and slattach programs.</para>
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6 |
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7 | </sect2>
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8 |
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9 | <sect2>
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10 | <title>Description</title>
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11 |
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12 | <sect3><title>arp</title>
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13 | <para>arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add
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14 | or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para></sect3>
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15 |
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16 | <sect3><title>hostname</title>
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17 | <para>hostname, with its symlinks domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
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18 | ypdomainname, and nodename, is used to set or show the system's hostname (or
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19 | other, depending on the symlink used).</para></sect3>
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20 |
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21 | <sect3><title>ifconfig</title>
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22 | <para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
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23 | interfaces.</para></sect3>
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24 |
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25 | <sect3><title>netstat</title>
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26 | <para>netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections,
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27 | routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast
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28 | memberships.</para></sect3>
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29 |
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30 | <sect3><title>plipconfig</title>
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31 | <para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully
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32 | making it faster.</para></sect3>
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33 |
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34 | <sect3><title>rarp</title>
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35 | <para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's
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36 | RARP table.</para></sect3>
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37 |
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38 | <sect3><title>route</title>
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39 | <para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP
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40 | routing table.</para></sect3>
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41 |
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42 | <sect3><title>slattach</title>
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43 | <para>slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a
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44 | normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para></sect3>
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45 |
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46 | </sect2>
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47 |
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