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| author | Simon Perreault <nomis80@videotron.ca> | 2001-03-14 19:03:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Simon Perreault <nomis80@videotron.ca> | 2001-03-14 19:03:46 +0000 |
| commit | 36304016c2076dbf1dd08bc8cb0fe51b7e623107 (patch) | |
| tree | df6ec92234c3ecb0176efa4ef035ea500309257e /appendixa/nettools-desc.xml | |
| parent | f71259cce3d623fadc054e42f4e99cde858c994e (diff) | |
Description of netkit-base and net-tools added.
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diff --git a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c153a1e85 --- /dev/null +++ b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +<sect2> +<title>Contents</title> + +<para> +The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, plipconfig +rarp, route, and slattach programs. +</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2> +<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, ie. puts a normal +terminal line into one of several "network" modes. +</para> + +</sect3> + +</sect2> + |