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&aa-consoletools;
&aa-consoledata;
&aa-manpages;
&aa-ns-netkitbase;
&aa-ns-nettools;
</appendix>

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<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>

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<sect1 id="aa-ns-netkitbase">
<title>Netkit-base</title>
&aa-ns-netkitbase-desc;
</sect1>

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<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>

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<sect1 id="aa-ns-nettools">
<title>Net-tools</title>
&aa-ns-nettools-desc;
</sect1>

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<!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">