source: BOOK/final-system/common/iputils.xml@ 1532fcd

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<sect1 id="ch-system-iputils" role="wrap">
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  <title>IPutils-&iputils-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-system-iputils">
    <primary sortas="a-IPutils">IPutils</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title/>

    <para>The IPutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of IPutils</title>

    <para os="p1">IPutils has various issues addressed by the following patch:</para>

<screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&iputils-fixes-patch;</userinput></screen>

    <para os="a">Compile the package:</para>

<screen os="b"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

    <para os="c">This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para os="d">Install the package:</para>

<screen os="e"><userinput>cp -v ping{,6} /bin
cp -v arping /usr/bin
cp -v tracepath /usr/bin
cp -v trace{path,route}6 /usr/bin</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="contents-iputils" role="content">
    <title>Contents of iputils</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>arping, ping, ping6, tracepath, tracepath6, and traceroute6</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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      <varlistentry id="ping">
        <term><command>ping</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
          take. This is the IPV4 version</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-iputils ping">
            <primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ping6">
        <term><command>ping6</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
          take. This is the IPV6 version</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-system-iputils ping6">
            <primary sortas="b-ping6">ping6</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

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  </sect2>

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