From 5a12e7c134274dba706667107d10d231517d3e05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:38 -0500 Subject: Slackware 13.0 Wed Aug 26 10:00:38 CDT 2009 Slackware 13.0 x86_64 is released as stable! Thanks to everyone who helped make this release possible -- see the RELEASE_NOTES for the credits. The ISOs are off to the replicator. This time it will be a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. We're taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com. Please consider picking up a copy to help support the project. Once again, thanks to the entire Slackware community for all the help testing and fixing things and offering suggestions during this development cycle. As always, have fun and enjoy! -P. --- slackbook/html/basic-network-commands.html | 142 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 142 insertions(+) create mode 100644 slackbook/html/basic-network-commands.html (limited to 'slackbook/html/basic-network-commands.html') diff --git a/slackbook/html/basic-network-commands.html b/slackbook/html/basic-network-commands.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7ee787511 --- /dev/null +++ b/slackbook/html/basic-network-commands.html @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ + + + + +Basic Network Commands + + + + + + + + +
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13.1 ping
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13.2 traceroute
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13.3 DNS Tools
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13.5 telnet
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13.6 The Secure shell
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A network consists of several computers connected together. The network can be as +simple as a few computers connected in your home or office, or as complicated as a large +university network or even the entire Internet. When your computer is part of a network, +you have access to those systems either directly or through services like mail and the +web.

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There are a variety of networking programs that you can use. Some are handy for +performing diagnostics to see if everything is working properly. Others (like mail +readers and web browsers) are useful for getting your work done and staying in contact +with other people.

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13.1 ping

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ping(8) sends an ICMP ECHO_REQUEST +packet to the specified host. If the host responds, you get an ICMP packet back. Sound +strange? Well, you can “ping” an IP address to see if a machine is alive. If +there is no response, you know something is wrong. Here is an example conversation +between two Linux users:

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User +A: Loki's down again.
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It's instances like these that make ping a very useful +day-to-day command. It provides a very quick way to see if a machine is up and connected +to the network. The basic syntax is:

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