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-rw-r--r--appendixa/netkitbase-desc.xml33
-rw-r--r--appendixa/netkitbase.xml7
-rw-r--r--appendixa/nettools-desc.xml94
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diff --git a/appendixa/appendixa.xml b/appendixa/appendixa.xml
index 258303dfa..a999ada8d 100644
--- a/appendixa/appendixa.xml
+++ b/appendixa/appendixa.xml
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@
&aa-consoletools;
&aa-consoledata;
&aa-manpages;
+&aa-ns-netkitbase;
+&aa-ns-nettools;
</appendix>
diff --git a/appendixa/netkitbase-desc.xml b/appendixa/netkitbase-desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d5f982f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appendixa/netkitbase-desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<sect2>
+<title>Contents</title>
+
+<para>
+The Netkit-base package contains the inetd and ping programs.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Description</title>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>inetd</title>
+
+<para>
+inetd is the mother of all daemons. It listens for connections, and transfers
+the call to the appropriate daemon.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>ping</title>
+
+<para>
+ping sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to a host and determines its response time.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+</sect2>
+
diff --git a/appendixa/netkitbase.xml b/appendixa/netkitbase.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c82c6f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appendixa/netkitbase.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<sect1 id="aa-ns-netkitbase">
+<title>Netkit-base</title>
+
+&aa-ns-netkitbase-desc;
+
+</sect1>
+
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>
+
diff --git a/appendixa/nettools.xml b/appendixa/nettools.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..300885a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appendixa/nettools.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<sect1 id="aa-ns-nettools">
+<title>Net-tools</title>
+
+&aa-ns-nettools-desc;
+
+</sect1>
+
diff --git a/index.xml b/index.xml
index fba1c7b29..dbe683c6a 100644
--- a/index.xml
+++ b/index.xml
@@ -461,6 +461,10 @@
<!ENTITY aa-consoledata-desc SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/consoledata-desc.xml">
<!ENTITY aa-manpages SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/manpages.xml">
<!ENTITY aa-manpages-desc SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/manpages-desc.xml">
+<!ENTITY aa-ns-netkitbase SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/netkitbase.xml">
+<!ENTITY aa-ns-netkitbase-desc SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/netkitbase-desc.xml">
+<!ENTITY aa-ns-nettools SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/nettools.xml">
+<!ENTITY aa-ns-nettools-desc SYSTEM "intel/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml">
<!ENTITY appendixb SYSTEM "intel/appendixb/appendixb.xml">
<!ENTITY ab-introduction SYSTEM "intel/appendixb/introduction.xml">