Net-tools

Official Download Location

Net-tools (1.60): 
http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/net-tools/

Contents of Net-tools

Last checked against version 1.60.

The Net-tools package contains a collection of programs which form the base of Linux networking.

Net-tools installs the following:

Program Files

arp, dnsdomainname (link to hostname), domainname (link to hostname), hostname, ifconfig, nameif, netstat, nisdomainname (link to hostname), plipconfig, rarp, route, slattach and ypdomainname (link to hostname)

 

Descriptions

Last checked against version 1.60.

Program file descriptions

arp

arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.

dnsdomainname

dnsdomainname shows the system's DNS domain name.

domainname

domainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain name.

hostname

hostname prints or sets the name of the current host system.

ifconfig

The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network interfaces.

nameif

nameif names network interfaces based on MAC addresses.

netstat

netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections and multicast memberships.

nisdomainname

nisdomainname shows or sets system's NIS/YP domain name.

plipconfig

plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully making it faster.

rarp

Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's RARP table.

route

route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP routing table.

slattach

slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.

ypdomainname

ypdomainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain name.

 

Net-tools Installation Dependencies

Last checked against version 1.60.

Bash: bash, sh
Binutils: ar, as, ld
Fileutils: install, ln, ls, mv, rm
Gcc: cc, cc1, collect2, cpp0
Make: make
Sh-utils: echo