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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <sect1info condition="script">
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12 | <productname>inetutils</productname>
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13 | <productnumber>&inetutils-version;</productnumber>
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14 | <address>&inetutils-url;</address>
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15 | </sect1info>
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16 |
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17 | <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
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18 |
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19 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils">
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20 | <primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</primary>
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21 | </indexterm>
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22 |
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23 | <sect2 role="package">
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24 | <title/>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
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27 |
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28 | <segmentedlist>
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29 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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30 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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31 |
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32 | <seglistitem>
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33 | <seg>&inetutils-fin-sbu;</seg>
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34 | <seg>&inetutils-fin-du;</seg>
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35 | </seglistitem>
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36 | </segmentedlist>
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37 |
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38 | </sect2>
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39 |
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40 | <sect2 role="installation">
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41 | <title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
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42 |
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43 | <para>Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
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44 |
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45 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \
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46 | --localstatedir=/var \
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47 | --disable-logger \
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48 | --disable-whois \
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49 | --disable-rcp \
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50 | --disable-rexec \
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51 | --disable-rlogin \
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52 | --disable-rsh \
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53 | --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
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54 |
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55 | <variablelist>
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56 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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57 |
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58 | <varlistentry>
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59 | <term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
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60 | <listitem>
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61 | <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
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62 | <command>logger</command> program, which is used by scripts to
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63 | pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it because
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64 | Util-linux installs a more recent version.</para>
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65 | </listitem>
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66 | </varlistentry>
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67 |
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68 | <varlistentry>
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69 | <term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
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70 | <listitem>
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71 | <para>This option disables the building of the Inetutils
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72 | <command>whois</command> client, which is out of date. Instructions for
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73 | a better <command>whois</command> client are in the BLFS book.</para>
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74 | </listitem>
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75 | </varlistentry>
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76 |
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77 | <varlistentry>
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78 | <term><parameter>--disable-r*</parameter></term>
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79 | <listitem>
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80 | <para>These parameters disable building obsolete programs that should not
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81 | be used due to security issues. The functions provided by these
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82 | programs can be provided by the <application>openssh</application>
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83 | package in the BLFS book.</para>
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84 | </listitem>
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85 | </varlistentry>
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86 |
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87 | <varlistentry>
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88 | <term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
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89 | <listitem>
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90 | <para>This disables the installation of the various network servers
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91 | included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are deemed not
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92 | appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some are insecure by nature and are
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93 | only considered safe on trusted networks. Note that
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94 | better replacements are available for many of these servers.</para>
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95 | </listitem>
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96 | </varlistentry>
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97 |
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98 | </variablelist>
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99 |
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100 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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101 |
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102 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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103 |
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104 | <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
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105 |
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106 | <screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
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107 |
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108 | <note><para>One test, libls.sh, may fail in the initial chroot
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109 | environment but will pass if the test is rerun after the LFS system
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110 | is complete. One test, ping-localhost.sh, will fail if the host
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111 | system does not have ipv6 capability.</para></note>
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112 |
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113 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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114 |
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115 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
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116 |
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117 | <para>Move some programs so they are available if <filename
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118 | class='directory'>/usr</filename> is not accessible:</para>
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119 |
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120 | <screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/bin/{hostname,ping,ping6,traceroute} /bin
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121 | mv -v /usr/bin/ifconfig /sbin</userinput></screen>
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122 |
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123 | </sect2>
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124 |
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125 | <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content">
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126 | <title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
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127 |
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128 | <segmentedlist>
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129 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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130 |
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131 | <seglistitem>
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132 | <seg>dnsdomainname, ftp, ifconfig, hostname, ping, ping6,
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133 | talk, telnet, tftp, and traceroute</seg>
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134 | </seglistitem>
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135 | </segmentedlist>
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136 |
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137 | <variablelist>
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138 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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139 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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140 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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141 |
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142 | <varlistentry id="dnsdomainname">
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143 | <term><command>dnsdomainname</command></term>
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144 | <listitem>
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145 | <para>Show the system's DNS domain name</para>
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146 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils dnsdomainname">
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147 | <primary sortas="b-dnsdomainname">dnsdomainname</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="ftp">
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153 | <term><command>ftp</command></term>
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154 | <listitem>
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155 | <para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
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156 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp">
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157 | <primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary>
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158 | </indexterm>
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159 | </listitem>
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160 | </varlistentry>
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161 |
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162 | <varlistentry id="hostname">
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163 | <term><command>hostname</command></term>
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164 | <listitem>
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165 | <para>Reports or sets the name of the host</para>
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166 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils hostname">
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167 | <primary sortas="b-hostname">hostname</primary>
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168 | </indexterm>
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169 | </listitem>
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170 | </varlistentry>
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171 |
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172 | <varlistentry id="ifconfig">
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173 | <term><command>ifconfig</command></term>
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174 | <listitem>
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175 | <para>Manages network interfaces</para>
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176 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ifconfig">
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177 | <primary sortas="b-ifconfig">ifconfig</primary>
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178 | </indexterm>
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179 | </listitem>
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180 | </varlistentry>
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181 |
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182 | <varlistentry id="ping">
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183 | <term><command>ping</command></term>
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184 | <listitem>
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185 | <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
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186 | take</para>
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187 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping">
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188 | <primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
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189 | </indexterm>
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190 | </listitem>
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191 | </varlistentry>
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192 |
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193 | <varlistentry id="ping6">
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194 | <term><command>ping6</command></term>
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195 | <listitem>
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196 | <para>A version of <command>ping</command> for IPv6 networks</para>
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197 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping6">
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198 | <primary sortas="b-ping6">ping6</primary>
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199 | </indexterm>
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200 | </listitem>
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201 | </varlistentry>
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202 |
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203 | <varlistentry id="talk">
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204 | <term><command>talk</command></term>
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205 | <listitem>
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206 | <para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
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207 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk">
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208 | <primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary>
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209 | </indexterm>
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210 | </listitem>
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211 | </varlistentry>
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212 |
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213 | <varlistentry id="telnet">
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214 | <term><command>telnet</command></term>
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215 | <listitem>
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216 | <para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
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217 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet">
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218 | <primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary>
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219 | </indexterm>
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220 | </listitem>
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221 | </varlistentry>
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222 |
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223 | <varlistentry id="tftp">
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224 | <term><command>tftp</command></term>
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225 | <listitem>
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226 | <para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
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227 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp">
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228 | <primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary>
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229 | </indexterm>
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230 | </listitem>
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231 | </varlistentry>
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232 |
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233 | <varlistentry id="traceroute">
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234 | <term><command>traceroute</command></term>
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235 | <listitem>
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236 | <para>Traces the route your packets take from the host you are
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237 | working on to another host on a network, showing all the intermediate
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238 | hops (gateways) along the way</para>
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239 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils traceroute">
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240 | <primary sortas="b-traceroute">traceroute</primary>
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241 | </indexterm>
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242 | </listitem>
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243 | </varlistentry>
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244 |
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245 | </variablelist>
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246 |
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247 | </sect2>
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248 |
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249 | </sect1>
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