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3 <sect2><title>Descriptions</title>
5 <para>Last checked against version &net-tools-contversion;.</para>
7 <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
9 <sect4><title>arp</title>
10 <para>arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add
11 or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para></sect4>
13 <sect4><title>dnsdomainname</title>
14 <para>dnsdomainname shows the system's DNS domain name.</para></sect4>
16 <sect4><title>domainname</title>
17 <para>domainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain
20 <sect4><title>hostname</title>
21 <para>hostname prints or sets the name of the current host
22 system.</para></sect4>
24 <sect4><title>ifconfig</title>
25 <para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
26 interfaces.</para></sect4>
28 <sect4><title>nameif</title>
29 <para>nameif names network interfaces based on MAC
30 addresses.</para></sect4>
32 <sect4><title>netstat</title>
33 <para>netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections,
34 routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections and multicast
35 memberships.</para></sect4>
37 <sect4><title>nisdomainname</title>
38 <para>nisdomainname shows or sets system's NIS/YP domain
41 <sect4><title>plipconfig</title>
42 <para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully
43 making it faster.</para></sect4>
45 <sect4><title>rarp</title>
46 <para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's
47 RARP table.</para></sect4>
49 <sect4><title>route</title>
50 <para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP
51 routing table.</para></sect4>
53 <sect4><title>slattach</title>
54 <para>slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a
55 normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para></sect4>
57 <sect4><title>ypdomainname</title>
58 <para>ypdomainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain