net-tools

                                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.

  Bug-Reports : net-tools@lina.inka.de
  Maintainer  : Bernd Eckenfels                       <ecki@lina.inka.de>
  WWW-Page    : http://www.inka.de/sites/lina/linux/NetTools/index_en.html
  Primary Site: ftp.inka.de:/pub/comp/Linux/networking/NetTools/
  Mirror      : ftp.uk.linux.org:/pub/linux/Networking/base/

Please include the output of "program --version" into your bugreport if you
complain about binaries. Add the Output of "uname -a" and try to describe your
whole setup. Include your routing tables, your intended networking setup.

Contents:
  
   README		This File

   README.ipv6		Notes for people hacking/using IPv6.

   INSTALLING		Installation instructions.

   patches/README	description of a few misc patches

   TODO			List of work which needs to be done

   CHANGES		History of Changes

   COPYING             Your free copy of the GNU Public License.


                          Release-Notes

This is a mixture between Phil Blundell's net-tools 1.41 with IPv6 Support
and my recent development Version 1.33. The changes for ifconfig, netstat
and some random include cleanups need to be done until both Versions are
merged. I expect the new merged Version to be 1.5x.

REQUIRED
You need kernel 2.0 or later to use these programs.

Each net-tool will display a list of the version dependend features with the
"--version" option.


NOTES

There is no NLS support in this distribution.  Apparently the files
are out of date. 
 
ipfw has been removed from the distribution.  Use ipfwadm instead; get
it at <ftp://ftp.xos.nl/pub/linux/ipfwadm/>.

arp requires the setting of a interface with newer Kernels. It is
  important, that the device for the proxy-arp IS NOT the device the
  destination will be reached. This may happen if you use 'arp' before u use
  'route', or if u call 'arp' to proxy for foreign hosts on your ethernet.


PATCHES
-------
There is a new directory called `patches' in the distribution. Those are
some unsupported and unofficial patches for different parts of the System.
See the file patches/README for information.

If you get an warning about LITTLE_ENDIAN redefined ignore it, or fix your
/usr/include/endian.h file with patches/endian.patch.


NET-DRIVERS
-----------
Tools for networking drivers (like slattach and plipconfig) can be found in
the net-drivers package. (not yet released).


CONTRIB
-------
Patches which are not included into the net-tools or tools for controlling
drivers which are not included into the net-drivers can be found in the
contrib/ directory of the primary ftp site.


TODO
----
See the File CHANGES for a Documentattion of the new Features and TODO if
you want to help me improving this Package.


INSTALLING
----------
See the file `INSTALLING' for a description how to configure, compile and
install the net-tools.


Bernd 'eckes' Eckenfels
<net-tools@lina.inka.de>