The commands associated with the TCP/IP utilities mentioned in this book are summarized in the following list. Refer to the Index for their occurrences throughout the text.
arp
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View or update the Address Resolution Protocol tables
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finger
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View the list of users logged on the network
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ftp
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Invoke the file transfer protocol program
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ifconfig
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View or configure network interface parameters
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mount
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Mount a directory or filesystem onto the local file structure, or view a list of mounted directories or filesystems
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netstat
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Display network statistics
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nfsstat
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View statistics on NFS usage and configuration
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nslookup
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Look up IP addresses and associated information through a Domain Name Server
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ping
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Send an ICMP echo message to a remote system to test connectivity
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rlogin
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Log in to a remote host
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rpcinfo
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Display information about active processes
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ruptime
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Display the total time a system has been functioning and its current load
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showmount
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View all servers currently mounted
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spray
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Send a batch of UDP datagrams to a remote system to check connectivity and throughput
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telnet
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Log in to a remote host
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traceroute
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Display messages from routers along the path of a set of test datagrams
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ypcat
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Display the contents of a Network Information Service database
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ypmatch
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Look up an entry in a Network Information Service database |