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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-02-06 23:15:46 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-02-06 23:15:46 +0000 |
commit | bdc08c1c6419be50edb433c4425481bdabf8a5ea (patch) | |
tree | b93620a39c60088e399ecfd4cfb667a62ea0ec21 /appendixa/nettools-desc.xml | |
parent | 76c0b783eeb766c0dec8e66dab2e6c275ba0786d (diff) |
[Bug 190] reorganise and sync descriptions
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diff --git a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml index b30f4b5b1..fe720e514 100644 --- a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml @@ -1,47 +1,67 @@ -<sect2> -<title>Contents</title> +<sect2><title>Contents of net-tools-&net-tools-contversion;</title> -<para>The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, -plipconfig, rarp, route, and slattach programs.</para> +<sect3><title>Program Files</title> -</sect2> +<para>arp, dnsdomainname (link to hostname), domainname (link to +hostname), hostname, ifconfig, nameif, netstat, nisdomainname (link to +hostname), plipconfig, rarp, route, slattach and ypdomainname (link to +hostname)</para></sect3> -<sect2> -<title>Description</title> +<sect3><title>Descriptions</title> -<sect3><title>arp</title> +<sect4><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> +or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>dnsdomainname</title> +<para>dnsdomainname shows the system's DNS domain name.</para></sect4> -<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> +<sect4><title>domainname</title> +<para>domainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain +name.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ifconfig</title> +<sect4><title>hostname</title> +<para>hostname is used to set or show the system's +hostname</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>ifconfig</title> <para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network -interfaces.</para></sect3> +interfaces.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>nameif</title> +<para>nameif names network interfaces based on MAC +addresses</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>netstat</title> +<sect4><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> +memberships.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>plipconfig</title> +<sect4><title>nisdomainname</title> +<para>nisdomainname shows or sets system's NIS/YP domain +name.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>plipconfig</title> <para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully -making it faster.</para></sect3> +making it faster.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>rarp</title> +<sect4><title>rarp</title> <para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's -RARP table.</para></sect3> +RARP table.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>route</title> +<sect4><title>route</title> <para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP -routing table.</para></sect3> +routing table.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>slattach</title> +<sect4><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> +normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>ypdomainname</title> +<para>updomainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain +name.</para></sect4> + +</sect3> </sect2> |