(ADMN) - TCP/IP network adminstration commands

Table of Contents

Intro: introduction to network maintenance and operation commands
aasd: Address Allocation Server
arp: address resolution display and control
auth.config: configure Secure TCP/IP utilities
bootpd: implement BOOTP server
bootpd, bootpgw: Internet Boot Protocol server/gateway
bootpef: BOOTP extension file compiler
bootpgw: implement BOOTP gateway
comsat: biff server
dcc: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol client daemon
dhcpc: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol client daemon
dhcpd: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server
dig: send domain name query packets to name servers
dlnbhosts: update NetBIOS host table
dnskeygen: generate public, private, and shared secret keys for DNS
dnsquery: query domain name servers using resolver
dnssigner: nssigner - add signatures to DNS zone files
fingerd: remote user information server
ftpd: Internet File Transfer Protocol server
ftprestart: restart previously shutdown ftp servers
ftpshut: shut down the ftp servers at a given time
gated: gateway routing daemon
gdc: operational user interface for gated
getid: management utility to retrieve the system MIB variables from an SNMP entity
getmany: management utility that retrieves classes of variables from an SNMP entity
getmet: management utility to extract the routing information from an SNMP entity
getnext: management utility that retrieves variables from an SNMP entity
getone: management utility that retrieves variables from an SNMP entity
getroute: management utility to extract the routing information from an SNMP entity
getsub: management utility to extract the routing information from an SNMP entity
gettable: get NIC format host tables from a host
host: look up hostnames using domain server
hostname: hostname resolution description
htable: convert NIC standard format host tables
ifconfig: configure network interface parameters
imapd: Internet Message Access Protocol server
in.aasd: Address Allocation Server
inconfig: configure the Internet protocol stack
in.dhcpc: DHCP client daemon
in.dhcpd: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server
inetd: Internet ``super server''
in.gated: gateway routing daemon
ipf: alters packet filtering lists for IP packet input and output
ipftest: test packet filter rules with arbitary input
ipnat: user interface to the NAT
irdd: Internet Router Discovery daemon
ktadd: add a service key to a service key table
ktdelete: remove a service key from a service key table
ktlist: list service keys stored in a service key table
lmail: handle local mail delivery from sendmail
lpd: line printer daemon
mailaddr: mail addressing description
mailq: display the sendmail queue
mailstats: print statistics collected by sendmail
makemap: create database maps for sendmail
maskreply: send gratuitous ICMP mask reply
mconnect: connect to SMTP mail server socket
mibcomp: script for running mosy and post_mosy utilities
mkfilters: generate a minimal firewall ruleset for ipfilter
mkhosts: make node name commands
mosy: Managed Object Syntax-compiler (yacc-based)
named: Internet domain name server
named-bootconf: convert name server configuration files
named-xfer: ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers
nbconf: NetBIOS configuration file
nbd: NetBIOS daemon
ndc: name daemon control program
netbios: NetBIOS startup/shutdown script
newaliases: rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
nsupdate: update Internet name servers interactively
ntp_authspeed: determine NTP authentication delay
ntpd: Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon
ntpdate: set the date and time via NTP
ntpdc: special NTP query program
ntpq: standard NTP query program
ntptrace: trace a chain of NTP servers back to the primary source
ospf_monitor: monitor OSPF gateways
ping: send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
post_mosy: back-end wrapper for mosy
ppp: login shell for the Point-to-Point Protocol
pppattach: open a outgoing manual dialup PPP link
pppd: Point-to-Point Protocol daemon
pppd.pid: file containing PID of PPP daemon that accepts signals
pppstat: show PPP status
praliases: print aliases database
rarpd: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol daemon
rdate: notify time server that date has changed
rdistd: remote file distribution server program
rexecd: remote execution server
ripquery: query RIP gateways
rlogind: remote login server
rlpconf: configure remote line printers
rmail: handle remote mail received via UUCP
rmt: remote magtape protocol module
route: manually manipulate the routing tables
routed: network routing daemon
rshd: remote shell server
rwhod: system status server
sendmail, newaliases, mailq, hoststat, purgestat, smtpd: an electronic mail transport agent
setany: management utility that retrieves and sets variables in an SNMP entity
setdate: set the system date and time from a remote host
sink: TCP sink test
sinkd: TCP data sink
slattach: attach serial lines as network interfaces
slink: STREAMS linker
smrsh: restricted shell for sendmail
snmpd: SNMP daemon
snmpstat: management utility which shows network status using SNMP
talkd: remote user communication server
tcp: TCP start/stop script
telnetd: TELNET protocol server
tftpd: Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
tickadj: set time-related kernel variables
timed: time server daemon
timedc: timed control program
traceroute: trace the route taken by packets to reach a network host
trap_rece: receive traps from remote trap generating entity
trap_send: generate traps
trpt: transliterate protocol trace
ttcp: test TCP and UDP performance
uucpd: UUCP server
xntpd: Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon (obsolete)
xntpd: Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon (obsolete)
xntpdc: special NTP query program (obsolete)
xntpdc: special NTP query program (obsolete)