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@@ -65,71 +65,125 @@ make config</userinput> instead):</para>
</sect2>
-<sect2 id="contents-net"><title>Contents of Net-tools</title>
-
-<para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: 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>
-
-</sect2>
+<sect2 id="contents-net" role="content"><title>Contents of Net-tools</title>
+<segmentedlist>
+<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
+<seglistitem><seg>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)</seg></seglistitem>
+</segmentedlist>
-<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
+<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="arp"><command>arp</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools arp"><primary sortas="b-arp">arp</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="arp"><command>arp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache,
+<para>is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache,
usually to add or delete an entry, or to dump the entire cache.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="dnsdomainname"><command>dnsdomainname</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools dnsdomainname"><primary sortas="b-dnsdomainname">dnsdomainname</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="dnsdomainname"><command>dnsdomainname</command> reports the system's DNS (Domain Name Server) domain
-name.</para>
+<para>reports the system's DNS (Domain Name Server) domain name.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="domainname"><command>domainname</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools domainname"><primary sortas="b-domainname">domainname</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="domainname"><command>domainname</command> reports or sets the system's NIS/YP
-domain name.</para>
+<para>reports or sets the system's NIS/YP domain name.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="hostname"><command>hostname</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools hostname"><primary sortas="b-hostname">hostname</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="hostname"><command>hostname</command> reports or sets the name of the current
-host system.</para>
+<para>reports or sets the name of the current host system.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="ifconfig"><command>ifconfig</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools ifconfig"><primary sortas="b-ifconfig">ifconfig</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="ifconfig"><command>ifconfig</command> is the main utility for configuring
-network interfaces.</para>
+<para>is the main utility for configuring network interfaces.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="nameif"><command>nameif</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools nameif"><primary sortas="b-nameif">nameif</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="nameif"><command>nameif</command> names network interfaces based on MAC
-addresses.</para>
+<para>names network interfaces based on MAC addresses.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="netstat"><command>netstat</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools netstat"><primary sortas="b-netstat">netstat</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="netstat"><command>netstat</command> is used to report network connections,
-routing tables, and interface statistics..</para>
-
+<para>is used to report network connections, routing tables, and interface
+statistics..</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="nisdomainname"><command>nisdomainname</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools nisdomainname"><primary sortas="b-nisdomainname">nisdomainname</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="nisdomainname"><command>nisdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para>
+<para>does the same as domainname.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="plipconfig"><command>plipconfig</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools plipconfig"><primary sortas="b-plipconfig">plipconfig</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="plipconfig"><command>plipconfig</command> is used to fine tune the PLIP device
-parameters, to improve its performance.</para>
+<para>is used to fine tune the PLIP device parameters, to improve its performance.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="rarp"><command>rarp</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools rarp"><primary sortas="b-rarp">rarp</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="rarp"><command>rarp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's RARP
-table.</para>
+<para>is used to manipulate the kernel's RARP table.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="route"><command>route</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools route"><primary sortas="b-route">route</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="route"><command>route</command> is used to manipulate the IP routing
-table.</para>
+<para>is used to manipulate the IP routing table.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="slattach"><command>slattach</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools slattach"><primary sortas="b-slattach">slattach</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="slattach"><command>slattach</command> attaches a network interface to a serial
-line. This allows you to use normal terminal lines for point-to-point links to
-other computers.</para>
-
+<para>attaches a network interface to a serial line. This allows you to use normal
+terminal lines for point-to-point links to other computers.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="ypdomainname"><command>ypdomainname</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools ypdomainname"><primary sortas="b-ypdomainname">ypdomainname</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="ypdomainname"><command>ypdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para>
+<para>does the same as domainname.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
</sect2>
-
-
</sect1>