README

            Information about the net-tools package

NET-TOOLS A collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system.

This package includes the important tools for controlling the network subsystem of the Linux kernel. This includes arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, rarp and route. Additionally, this package contains utilities relating to particular network hardware types (plipconfig, slattach, mii-tool) and advanced aspects of IP configuration (iptunnel, ipmaddr).

Please include the output of "program --version" when reporting bugs.

Contents:

README This file.

INSTALLING Installation instructions.

COPYING Your free copy of the GNU General Public License.

TODO Some things that need to be done.

The Homepage (including Git repository, release downloads, bug tracker and mailing list) is hosted by SourceForge.net. Please consider joining the project if you want to contribute:

       https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/

                      Notes
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This is net-tools 3.14.

These have largely been tested against Linux kernels 2.6+. They might work against older ones if anyone actually still cares about those anymore.

They have largely been tested against recent glibc versions, but should work on any POSIX compliant C library. If you notice portability issues, please flie a bug for us (or even send a patch!).

The NLS support by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo acme@conectiva.com.br uses GNU gettext. Translations to Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR), German (de), Estonian (ee), Czech (cz), and French (fr) are available. Others are welcome!

route/netstat -r do not yet support different address families cleanly. IPX/DDP/AX25 people, please feel free to add the code.

Mike Frysinger vapier@gentoo.org

Phil Blundell philb@gnu.org

Bernd Eckenfels net-tools@lina.inka.de