source: appendixa/nettools-desc.xml@ 0aecdec

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<title>Contents</title>

<para>The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, 
plipconfig, rarp, route, and slattach programs.</para>

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<title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>arp</title>
<para>arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add
or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>hostname</title>
<para>hostname, with its symlinks domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
ypdomainname, and nodename, is used to set or show the system's hostname (or
other, depending on the symlink used).</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ifconfig</title>
<para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
interfaces.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>netstat</title>
<para>netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections, 
routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast 
memberships.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>plipconfig</title>
<para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully 
making it faster.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rarp</title>
<para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's 
RARP table.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>route</title>
<para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP 
routing table.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>slattach</title>
<para>slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a 
normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para></sect3>

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