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1<sect2>
2<title>Contents</title>
3
4<para>The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat,
5plipconfig rarp, route, and slattach programs.</para>
6
7</sect2>
8
9<sect2>
10<title>Description</title>
11
12<sect3>
13<title>arp</title>
14
15<para>arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add
16or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para>
17
18</sect3>
19
20<sect3>
21<title>hostname</title>
22
23<para>hostname, with its symlinks domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
24ypdomainname, and nodename, is used to set or show the system's hostname (or
25other, depending on the symlink used).</para>
26
27</sect3>
28
29<sect3>
30<title>ifconfig</title>
31
32<para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
33interfaces.</para>
34
35</sect3>
36
37<sect3>
38<title>netstat</title>
39
40<para>netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections,
41routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast
42memberships.</para>
43
44</sect3>
45
46<sect3>
47<title>plipconfig</title>
48
49<para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully
50making it faster.</para>
51
52</sect3>
53
54<sect3>
55<title>rarp</title>
56
57<para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's
58RARP table.</para>
59
60</sect3>
61
62<sect3>
63<title>route</title>
64
65<para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP
66routing table.</para>
67
68</sect3>
69
70<sect3>
71<title>slattach</title>
72
73<para>slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a
74normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para>
75
76</sect3>
77
78</sect2>
79
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