%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; The following patch contains pregenerated documentation for IPutils: patch -Np1 -i ../&iputils-doc-patch; Compile the package: make IPV4_TARGETS="tracepath ping clockdiff" \ IPV6_TARGETS="tracepath6 traceroute6" This package does not come with a test suite. Install the package: install -v -m755 ping /bin install -v -m755 clockdiff /usr/bin install -v -m755 rdisc /usr/bin install -v -m755 tracepath /usr/bin install -v -m755 trace{path,route}6 /usr/bin install -v -m644 doc/*.8 /usr/share/man/man8 Contents of iputils Installed programs arping, clockdiff, ping, ping6, rdisc, tracepath, tracepath6, and traceroute6 Short Descriptions clockdiff Measures the clock difference between hosts clockdiff ping Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies take. This is the IPV4 version ping rdisc Network router discovery daemon rdisc tracepath Traces the path to a network host discovering MTU along the path. This is the IPV4 version. tracepath tracepath6 Traces the path to a network host discovering MTU along the path. This is the IPV6 version. tracepath6 traceroute6 Traces the path to a network host on an IPV6 network traceroute6