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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-iproute2" role="wrap">
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7 | <title>Iproute2-&iproute2-version;</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="iproute2.html"?>
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9 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2">
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10 | <primary sortas="a-iproute2">Iproute2</primary>
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11 | </indexterm>
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12 | <sect2 role="package">
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13 | <title/>
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14 | <para>The Iproute2 package contains programs for basic and advanced
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15 | IPV4-based networking.
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16 | </para>
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17 | <segmentedlist>
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18 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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19 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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20 | <seglistitem>
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21 | <seg>0.1 SBU</seg>
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22 | <seg>.6 MB</seg>
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23 | </seglistitem>
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24 | </segmentedlist>
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25 | <segmentedlist>
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26 | <segtitle>Iproute2 installation depends on</segtitle>
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27 | <seglistitem>
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28 | <seg>GCC, Glibc, Make, Linux-Headers, and Sed</seg>
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29 | </seglistitem>
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30 | </segmentedlist>
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31 | </sect2>
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32 | <sect2 role="installation">
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33 | <title>Installation of Iproute2</title>
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34 | <para>The <command>arpd</command> binary included in this package is
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35 | dependent on Berkeley DB. Because <command>arpd</command> is not a very
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36 | common requirement on a base Linux system, remove the dependency on
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37 | Berkeley DB by applying the patch using the command below. If
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38 | the <command>arpd</command> binary is needed, instructions for
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39 | compiling Berkeley DB can be found in the BLFS Book at <ulink
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40 | url="&blfs-root;view/svn/content/databases.html#db"/>.
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41 | </para>
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42 |
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43 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../iproute2-&iproute2-patch-version;-remove_db-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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44 |
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45 | <para>The patch below fixes the issue with the newer versions of
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46 | Findutils whose <command>find</command> command will report an error
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47 | message when its options are not in the proper order.</para>
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48 |
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49 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../iproute2-&iproute2-patch-version;-find_update-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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50 |
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51 |
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52 | <para>Prepare Iproute2 for compilation:</para>
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53 | <screen><userinput>./configure </userinput></screen>
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54 |
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55 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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56 |
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57 | <screen><userinput>make SBINDIR=/sbin</userinput></screen>
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58 |
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59 | <para>The meaning of the make option:</para>
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60 |
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61 | <variablelist>
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62 | <varlistentry>
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63 | <term><parameter>SBINDIR=/sbin</parameter></term>
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64 | <listitem><para>This makes sure that the Iproute2 binaries will install into
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65 | <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>. This is the correct
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66 | location according to the FHS, because some of the Iproute2 binaries are used
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67 | in the bootscripts.</para>
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68 | </listitem>
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69 | </varlistentry>
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70 | </variablelist>
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71 |
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72 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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73 |
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74 | <screen><userinput>make SBINDIR=/sbin install</userinput></screen>
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75 | </sect2>
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76 |
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77 | <sect2 id="contents-iproute2" role="content">
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78 | <title>Contents of Iproute2</title>
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79 | <segmentedlist>
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80 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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81 | <seglistitem>
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82 | <seg>ifstat, ip, nstat, routef, routel, rtmon, rtstat, ss, and tc.</seg>
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83 | </seglistitem>
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84 | </segmentedlist>
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85 |
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86 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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87 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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88 |
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89 | <varlistentry id="ifstat">
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90 | <term>
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91 | <command>ifstat</command>
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92 | </term>
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93 | <listitem>
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94 | <para>Shows the interfaces statistic, including the amount of transmitted
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95 | and received packages by interface.</para>
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96 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ifstat">
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97 | <primary sortas="b-ifstat">ifstat</primary>
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98 | </indexterm>
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99 | </listitem>
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100 | </varlistentry>
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101 |
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102 | <varlistentry id="ip">
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103 | <term>
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104 | <command>ip</command>
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105 | </term>
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106 | <listitem>
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107 |
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108 | <para>The main executable. It has several different functions:</para>
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109 |
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110 | <para><command>ip link <replaceable>[device]</replaceable></command>
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111 | allows users to look at the state of devices and to make changes.
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112 | </para>
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113 |
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114 | <para><command>ip addr</command> allows users to look at addresses and
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115 | their properties, add new addresses, and delete old ones.
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116 | </para>
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117 |
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118 | <para><command>ip neighbor</command> allows users to look at
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119 | neighbor bindings and their properties, add new
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120 | neighbor entries, and delete old ones.
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121 | </para>
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122 |
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123 | <para><command>ip rule</command> allows users to look at the routing
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124 | policies and change them.
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125 | </para>
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126 |
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127 | <para><command>ip route</command> allows users to look at the routing
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128 | table and change routing table rules.
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129 | </para>
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130 |
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131 | <para><command>ip tunnel</command> allows users to look at the IP
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132 | tunnels and their properties, and change them.
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133 | </para>
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134 |
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135 | <para><command>ip maddr</command> allows users to look at the multicast
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136 | addresses and their properties, and change them.
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137 | </para>
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138 |
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139 | <para><command>ip mroute</command> allows users to set, change, or
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140 | delete the multicast routing.
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141 | </para>
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142 |
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143 | <para><command>ip monitor</command> allows users to
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144 | continously monitor the state of devices, addresses and routes.
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145 | </para>
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146 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ip">
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147 | <primary sortas="b-ip">ip</primary>
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148 | </indexterm>
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149 | </listitem>
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150 | </varlistentry>
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151 |
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152 | <varlistentry id="nstat">
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153 | <term>
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154 | <command>nstat</command>
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155 | </term>
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156 | <listitem>
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157 | <para>Shows network statistics.</para>
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158 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 nstat">
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159 | <primary sortas="b-nstat">nstat</primary>
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160 | </indexterm>
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161 | </listitem>
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162 | </varlistentry>
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163 |
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164 | <varlistentry id="routef">
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165 | <term>
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166 | <command>routef</command>
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167 | </term>
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168 | <listitem>
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169 | <para>A component of <command>ip route</command>. This is for flushing the routing
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170 | tables.
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171 | </para>
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172 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 routef">
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173 | <primary sortas="b-routef">routef</primary>
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174 | </indexterm>
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175 | </listitem>
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176 | </varlistentry>
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177 |
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178 | <varlistentry id="routel">
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179 | <term>
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180 | <command>routel</command>
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181 | </term>
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182 | <listitem>
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183 | <para>A component of <command>ip route</command>. This is for listing the routing
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184 | tables.
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185 | </para>
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186 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 routel">
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187 | <primary sortas="b-routel">routel</primary>
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188 | </indexterm>
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189 | </listitem>
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190 | </varlistentry>
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191 |
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192 | <varlistentry id="rtmon">
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193 | <term>
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194 | <command>rtmon</command>
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195 | </term>
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196 | <listitem>
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197 | <para>Route monitoring utility.</para>
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198 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 rtmon">
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199 | <primary sortas="b-rtmon">rtmon</primary>
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200 | </indexterm>
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201 | </listitem>
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202 | </varlistentry>
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203 |
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204 | <varlistentry id="rtstat">
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205 | <term>
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206 | <command>rtstat</command>
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207 | </term>
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208 | <listitem>
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209 | <para>Route status utility</para>
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210 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 rtstat">
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211 | <primary sortas="b-rtstat">rtstat</primary>
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212 | </indexterm>
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213 | </listitem>
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214 | </varlistentry>
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215 |
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216 | <varlistentry id="ss">
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217 | <term>
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218 | <command>ss</command>
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219 | </term>
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220 | <listitem>
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221 | <para>Similar to the <command>netstat</command> command; shows active connections</para>
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222 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ss">
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223 | <primary sortas="b-ss">ss</primary>
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224 | </indexterm>
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225 | </listitem>
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226 | </varlistentry>
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227 |
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228 | <varlistentry id="tc">
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229 | <term>
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230 | <command>tc</command>
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231 | </term>
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232 | <listitem>
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233 | <para>Traffic Controlling Executable; this is for Quality Of
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234 | Service (QOS) and Class Of Service (COS)
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235 | implementations
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236 | </para>
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237 |
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238 | <para><command>tc qdisc</command> allows users to setup the queueing
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239 | discipline
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240 | </para>
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241 |
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242 | <para><command>tc class</command> allows users to setup classes based on
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243 | the queuing discipline scheduling
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244 | </para>
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245 |
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246 | <para><command>tc estimator</command> allows users to estimate the
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247 | network flow into a network
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248 | </para>
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249 |
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250 | <para><command>tc filter</command> allows users to setup the QOS/COS
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251 | packet filtering
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252 | </para>
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253 |
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254 | <para><command>tc policy</command> allows users to setup the QOS/COS
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255 | policies
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256 | </para>
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257 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ss">
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258 | <primary sortas="b-tc">tc</primary>
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259 | </indexterm>
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260 | </listitem>
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261 | </varlistentry>
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262 | </variablelist>
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263 | </sect2>
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264 | </sect1>
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265 |
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