%general-entities; ]> IPutils-&iputils-version; IPutils <para>The IPutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of IPutils IPutils has various issues addressed by the following patch: patch -Np1 -i ../&iputils-fixes-patch; Compile the package: make This package does not come with a test suite. Install the package: cp -v ping{,6} /bin cp -v arping /usr/bin cp -v tracepath /usr/bin cp -v trace{path,route}6 /usr/bin Contents of iputils Installed programs arping, ping, ping6, tracepath, tracepath6, and traceroute6 Short Descriptions ping Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies take. This is the IPV4 version ping ping6 Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies take. This is the IPV6 version ping6