lfs-book/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml

<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, i.e.. puts a normal
terminal line into one of several "network" modes.
</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>