Overview
A collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. This package includes arp(8), hostname(1), ifconfig(8), ipmaddr, iptunnel, mii-tool(8), nameif(8), netstat(8), plipconfig(8), rarp(8), route(8) and slattach(8).
- Maintainers: Bernd Eckenfels [2], Phil Blundell
- Current Version: net-tools 1.60 (see upstream git for updates)
Please keep in mind that most net-tools programs are obsolete now:
| program | obsoleted by |
|---|---|
| arp | ip neigh |
| ifconfig | ip addr |
| ipmaddr | ip maddr |
| iptunnel | ip tunnel |
| route | ip route |
| nameif | ifrename |
| mii-tool | ethtool |
You would probably want to review iproute2 page [3].
Links
- Upstream
- Homepage: net-tools.sf.net [4]
- Source: git [5] gitweb [6]
- Debian
- Bugs: bugs.debian.org/net-tools [7]
- Package State: packages.qa.debian.org/net-tools [8]
- Gentoo
- Bugs: bugzilla.gentoo.org [9]
- Redhat/Fedora
- Bugs: bugzilla.redhat.com [10]