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+<title>Contents</title>
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+<para>
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+The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, plipconfig
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+rarp, route, and slattach programs.
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+</para>
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+</sect2>
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+<sect2>
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+<title>Description</title>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>arp</title>
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+<para>
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+arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add or delete an
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+entry, or to dump the ARP cache.
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>hostname</title>
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+<para>
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+hostname, with its symlinks domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
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+ypdomainname, and nodename, is used to set or show the system's hostname (or
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+other, depending on the symlink used).
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>ifconfig</title>
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+
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+<para>
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+The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
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+interfaces.
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>netstat</title>
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+<para>
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+netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections, routing
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+tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships.
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>plipconfig</title>
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+
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+<para>
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+plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully making it
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+faster.
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>rarp</title>
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+<para>
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+Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's RARP table.
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>route</title>
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+<para>
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+route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP routing table.
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+</para>
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+</sect3>
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+<sect3>
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+<title>slattach</title>
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+
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+<para>
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+slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, ie. puts a normal
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+terminal line into one of several "network" modes.
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+</para>
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+
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+</sect3>
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+
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+</sect2>
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