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diff --git a/chapter06/chapter06.xml b/chapter06/chapter06.xml index 603568982..6ae2b15e2 100644 --- a/chapter06/chapter06.xml +++ b/chapter06/chapter06.xml @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="sed.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="flex.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="gettext.xml"/> -<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="net-tools.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="inetutils.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="iproute2.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="perl.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="texinfo.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="autoconf.xml"/> diff --git a/chapter06/iproute2.xml b/chapter06/iproute2.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0b402bd9b --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/iproute2.xml @@ -0,0 +1,241 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> +<sect1 id="ch-system-iproute2" xreflabel="IProute2" role="wrap"> + <title>Iproute2-&iproute2-version;</title> +<?dbhtml filename="iproute2.html"?> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2"> + <primary sortas="a-IProute2">IProute2</primary> + </indexterm> + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> + <para>The IPRoute2 package contains programs for basic networking.</para> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + <seglistitem> + <seg>0.1 SBU</seg> + <seg>.6 MB</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>IPRoute2 installation depends on</segtitle> + <seglistitem> + <seg>sed, GCC, Glibc, Make, Linux-Headers</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of IProute2</title> + <para>The <command>arp</command> binary included in this package is + dependent on Berkeley-DB. As <command>arp</command> is not a very + common requirement on a base Linux system we remove the dependency on + Berkeley-DB by applying the patch using the command below. If you + need the <command>arp</command> binary, then instructions for + compiling Berkeley-DB can be found in the <ulink + url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/cvs/content/databases.html#db">BLFS book</ulink>. + </para> + + <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../iproute2-&iproute2-version;-remove_db-1.patch</userinput></screen> + + <para>Prepare IProute2 for compilation:</para> + <screen> <userinput>./configure </userinput></screen> + + <para>Compile the package:</para> + + <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> + + <para>Now install it:</para> + + <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-iproute2" role="content"> + <title>Contents of IPRoute2</title> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> + <seglistitem> + <seg>ifstat, ip, nstat, routef, routel, rtmon, rtstat, ss, and tc.</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <title>Short descriptions</title> + + <varlistentry id="ifstat"> + <term> + <command>ifstat</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ifstat"> + <primary sortas="b-ifstat">ifstat</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>shows the interfaces statistics. Shows the amount of transmitted + and received packages by interface</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="ip"> + <term> + <command>ip</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ip"> + <primary sortas="b-ip">ip</primary> + </indexterm> + + <para>is the main executable. Has several different functions.</para> + + <para><command>ip link <replaceable>[device]</replaceable></command> + allows you to look at the state of devices and to change it. + </para> + + <para><command>ip addr</command> allows you to look at addresses and + their properties, add new addresses and to delete old ones. + </para> + + <para><command>ip neighbor</command> allows you to look at neighbour + bindings and their properties, add new neighbour entries and to + delete old ones. + </para> + + <para><command>ip rule</command> allows you to look at the routing + policies and change them. + </para> + + <para><command>ip route</command> allows you to look at the routing + table and change routing table rules. + </para> + + <para><command>ip tunnel</command> allows you to look at the ip + tunnels and their properties, and change them. + </para> + + <para><command>ip maddr</command> allows you to look at the multicast + addresses and their properties, and change them. + </para> + + <para><command>ip mroute</command> allows you to set, change, or + delete the mutlicast routing. + </para> + + <para><command>ip monitor</command> allows you to monitor the state of + devices, addresses and routes continuously. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="nstat"> + <term> + <command>nstat</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 nstat"> + <primary sortas="b-nstat">nstat</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>Shows network statistics</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="routef"> + <term> + <command>routef</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 routef"> + <primary sortas="b-routef">routef</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>A component of ip route. This is for flushing the routing + tables. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="routel"> + <term> + <command>routel</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 routel"> + <primary sortas="b-routel">routel</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>A component of ip route. This is for listing the routing + tables. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="rtmon"> + <term> + <command>rtmon</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 rtmon"> + <primary sortas="b-rtmon">rtmon</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>Route Monitoring Utility.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="rtstat"> + <term> + <command>rtstat</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 rtstat"> + <primary sortas="b-rtstat">rtstat</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>Route Status Utility</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="ss"> + <term> + <command>ss</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ss"> + <primary sortas="b-ss">ss</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>Similar to the netstat command. Shows active connections.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="tc"> + <term> + <command>tc</command> + </term> + <listitem> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-iproute2 ss"> + <primary sortas="b-tc">tc</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>Traffic Controlling Executable. This is for QOS/COS + implementations. + </para> + + <para><command>tc qdisc</command> allows you to setup the queueing + discipline. + </para> + + <para><command>tc class</command> allows you to setup classes based on + the queuing discipline scheduling. + </para> + + <para><command>tc estimator</command> allows you to estimate the + network flow into a network. + </para> + + <para><command>tc filter</command> allows you to setup the QOS/COS + packet filtering. + </para> + + <para><command>tc policy</command> allows you to setup the QOS/COS + policies. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </sect2> +</sect1> diff --git a/chapter06/net-tools.xml b/chapter06/net-tools.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 9f4388b5e..000000000 --- a/chapter06/net-tools.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,188 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> -<sect1 id="ch-system-net-tools" xreflabel="Net-tools" role="wrap"> -<title>Net-tools-&net-tools-version;</title> -<?dbhtml filename="net-tools.html"?> - -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools"><primary sortas="a-Net-tools">Net-tools</primary></indexterm> - -<sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>The Net-tools package contains programs for basic networking.</para> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> -<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>9.4 MB</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Net-tools installation depends on</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, GCC, -Glibc, Make</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> -</sect2> - -<sect2 role="installation"> -<title>Installation of Net-tools</title> - -<para>If you don't know what to answer to all the questions asked during the -<command>make config</command> phase below, then just accept the defaults. -This will be just fine in the majority of cases. What you're asked here is a -bunch of questions about which network protocols you've enabled in your -kernel. The default answers will enable the tools from this package to work -with the most common protocols: TCP, PPP, and several others. You still need -to actually enable these protocols in the kernel -- what you do here is merely -telling the package to include support for those protocols in its programs, -but it's up to the kernel to make the protocols available.</para> - -<para>This package also has issues with being compiled by GCC 3.4, which we -fix by applying the following patch:</para> - -<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../net-tools-&net-tools-version;-gcc34-3.patch</userinput></screen> - -<para>Fix an issue that arises when building against Linux 2.6:</para> - -<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@x25_address@struct &@' lib/x25_sr.c</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now prepare Net-tools for compilation (if you intend to accept the -defaults, you can skip all the questions by running <userinput>yes "" | -make config</userinput> instead):</para> - -<screen><userinput>make config</userinput></screen> - -<para>Compile the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now install it:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make update</userinput></screen> - -</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> - -<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> - -<varlistentry id="arp"> -<term><command>arp</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools arp"><primary sortas="b-arp">arp</primary></indexterm> -<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 id="dnsdomainname"> -<term><command>dnsdomainname</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools dnsdomainname"><primary sortas="b-dnsdomainname">dnsdomainname</primary></indexterm> -<para>reports the system's DNS (Domain Name Server) domain name.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="domainname"> -<term><command>domainname</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools domainname"><primary sortas="b-domainname">domainname</primary></indexterm> -<para>reports or sets the system's NIS/YP domain name.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hostname"> -<term><command>hostname</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools hostname"><primary sortas="b-hostname">hostname</primary></indexterm> -<para>reports or sets the name of the current host system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="ifconfig"> -<term><command>ifconfig</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools ifconfig"><primary sortas="b-ifconfig">ifconfig</primary></indexterm> -<para>is the main utility for configuring network interfaces.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="nameif"> -<term><command>nameif</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools nameif"><primary sortas="b-nameif">nameif</primary></indexterm> -<para>names network interfaces based on MAC addresses.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="netstat"> -<term><command>netstat</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools netstat"><primary sortas="b-netstat">netstat</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to report network connections, routing tables, and interface -statistics..</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="nisdomainname"> -<term><command>nisdomainname</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools nisdomainname"><primary sortas="b-nisdomainname">nisdomainname</primary></indexterm> -<para>does the same as <command>domainname</command>.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="plipconfig"> -<term><command>plipconfig</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools plipconfig"><primary sortas="b-plipconfig">plipconfig</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to fine tune the PLIP device parameters, to improve its performance.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="rarp"> -<term><command>rarp</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools rarp"><primary sortas="b-rarp">rarp</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to manipulate the kernel's RARP table.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="route"> -<term><command>route</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools route"><primary sortas="b-route">route</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to manipulate the IP routing table.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="slattach"> -<term><command>slattach</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools slattach"><primary sortas="b-slattach">slattach</primary></indexterm> -<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 id="ypdomainname"> -<term><command>ypdomainname</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-net-tools ypdomainname"><primary sortas="b-ypdomainname">ypdomainname</primary></indexterm> -<para>does the same as <command>domainname</command>.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</sect2> - -</sect1> |