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