lfs/chapter06/iproute2.xml
Matthew Burgess c0155c7108 * Fixed various networking inaccuracies
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<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 and advanced
IPV4-based 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>arpd</command> binary included in this package is
dependent on Berkeley DB. As <command>arpd</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>arpd</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>