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Communications and Networking
TCP/IP
arp Displays and modifies address resolution, including ATM (Asyncronous Transfer Mode) interfaces.
autoconf6 Automatically configures IPv6 network interfaces at boot time.
binld Implements a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot server. Serves boot file transfer server addresses and determines the appropriate boot file for PXE clients.
cfgif Configures or activates one or all network interface (IF) instance(s) defined in the system configuration database.
cfginet Loads and configures an Internet instance and its associated IF instances.
cfgqos Loads, configures, and activates the Quality of Service (QoS) instance.
chgif Reconfigures an instance of a network interface.
chginet Reconfigures the Internet instance.
chnamsv Changes TCP/IP-based name service configuration on a host.
dadmin Used to query and modify the status of the DHCP server.
defif Defines a network interface in the configuration database.
dhcpaction Provides a script that runs every time a client updates its lease.
dhcpcd Implements a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client. Serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP server.
dhcprd Forwards BOOTP and DHCP packets off the local network.
dhcpsconf Simplifies DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server configuration through a Graphical User Interface.
dhcpsd Implements a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. Serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients.
dig DNS lookup utility
drm_admin Administers servers based on the Data Replication Manager (DRM), such as glbd, the replicated version of the global location broker (GLB).
ftp Transfers files between a local and a remote host.
ftpd Provides the server function for the Internet FTP protocol.
gated Provides gateway routing functions for the RIP, RIPng, EGP, BGP, BGP4+, HELLO, IS-IS, ICMP, ICMPv6, and SNMP protocols. Note: Use SRC commands to control the gated daemon from the command line. Use the rc.tcpip file to start the daemon with each system startup.
gdc Provides an operational user interface for gated.
gettable Gets Network Information Center (NIC) format host tables from a host.
host Resolves a host name into an Internet address or an Internet address into a host name.
hostent Directly manipulates address-mapping entries in the system configuration database.
hostid Sets or displays the identifier of the current local host.
hostname Sets or displays the name of the current host system.
hosts2ldif Creates an LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) file from a hosts file.
htable Converts host files to the format used by network library routines.
ifconfig Configures or displays network interface parameters for a network using TCP/IP.
inetd Provides Internet service management for a network.
ipfilter Extracts different operation headers from an ipreport output file and displays them in a table. Some customized nfs information regarding requests and replies is also provided.
ipreport Generates a packet trace report from the specified packet trace file.
iptrace Provides interface-level packet tracing for Internet protocols.
kmodctrl Loads or unloads the kernel extension /usr/lib/drivers/kmobip6.
lb_admin Administers the registration of NCS-based servers in location broker databases.
lb_find Gets a list of global location broker (GLB) server daemons and their attributes.
lecstat Displays operational information about an Asynchronous Transfer Mode network protocol (ATM) Local Area Network (LAN) Emulation Client.
lsnamsv Shows name service information stored in the database.
mkhosts Generates the host table file.
mknamsv Configures TCP/IP-based name service on a host for a client.
mkqos Configures the system to support QoS.
mktcpip Sets the required values for starting TCP/IP on a host.
mmtu Displaying, adding, and deleting maximum transfer unit (MTU) values used for path MTU discovery. This command only applies to AIX 4.2.1 or later.
mobip6ctrl Configures and manages the mobile IPv6 home agent and correspondent node functionality.
mobip6reqd Provides the Mobile IPv6 home agent daemon.
mpcstat Displays operational information about a Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) Client.
mrouted Forwards a multicast datagram. This daemon only applies to AIX 4.2.1 or later.
named Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol.
named4 Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol.
named8 Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol.
named9 Internet domain name server.
namerslv Directly manipulates domain name server entries for local resolver routines in the system configuration database.
ndp IPv6 neighbor discovery display and control.
ndpd-host NDP daemon for an host.
ndpd-router NDP and RIPng daemon for a router.
netstat Shows network status.
no Manages network tuning parameters.
nslookup Queries Internet domain name servers.
nsupdate Updates a DNS server.
nsupdate8 Generates a DNS update packet readable by a BIND 8 nameserver.
nsupdate9 Dynamic DNS update utility.
on Executes commands on remote systems.
ospf_monitor Monitors the OSPF gateways.
ping Sends an echo request to a network host.
portmap Converts RPC program numbers into Internet port numbers.
proxymngr Proxy manager service
pxed Implements a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) Proxy Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
qosadd Adds a QoS (Quality of Service) Service Category or Policy Rule.
qoslist Lists a specific QoS (Quality of Service) Service Category or Policy Rule or lists all of them.
qosmod Modifies an existing QoS (Quality of Service) Service Category or Policy Rule.
qosremove Removes a QoS (Quality of Service) Service Category or Policy Rule.
qosstat Show Quality of Service (QoS) status.
rc.mobip6 Enables the system to function as a mobile IPv6 home agent or correspondent node.
rexd Executes programs for remote machines.
rexec Executes commands one at a time on a remote host.
rexecd Provides the server function for the rexec command.
ripquery Queries the RIP gateways.
rlogin Connects a local host with a remote host.
rlogind Provides the server function for the rlogin command.
rmnamsv Unconfigures TCP/IP-based name service on a host.
rmqos Changes the configuration of the system to remove QoS support.
rmsock Removes a socket that does not have a file descriptor.
rmtcpip Removes the TCP/IP configuration for a host machine.
rndc Name server control utility.
rndc-confgen Generates configuration files for the rndc command.
route Manually manipulates the routing tables.
routed Manages network routing tables.
rup Shows the status of a remote host on the local network.
ruptime Shows the status of each host on a network.
rwall Sends messages to all users on the network.
rwalld Handles requests from the rwall command.
rwho Shows which users are logged in to hosts on the local network.
rwhod Provides the server function for the rwho and ruptime commands.
setclock Sets the time and date for a host on a network.
setuname Sets the node name of the system.
spray Sends a specified number of packets to a host and reports performance statistics.
sprayd Receives packets sent by the spray command.
stpinet Disables the inet instance.
sttinet Enables the inet instance.
tcpdump Prints out packet headers.
telnet Connects the local host with a remote host, using the Telnet interface.
telnetd Provides the server function for the TELNET protocol.
tftp Transfers files between hosts using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
tftpd Provides the server function for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol.
traceroute Prints the route that IP packets take to a network host.
trpt Performs protocol tracing on TCP sockets.
ucfgif Unloads an interface instance from the kernel.
ucfginet Unloads the Internet instance and all related interface instances from the kernel.
ucfgqos Unconfigures and unloads the Quality of Service (QoS) instance from the kernel.
udefif Removes an interface object from the system configuration database.
udefinet Undefines the Internet instance in the configuration database.
uucheck Checks for files and directories required by BNU.
uucico Transfers Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) command, data, and execute files to remote systems.
uuclean Removes files from the BNU spool directory.
uucleanup Deletes selected files from the Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) spooling directory.
uucp Copies files from one system to another.
uucpadm Enters basic BNU configuration information.
uucpd Handles communications between BNU and TCP/IP.
uudemon.admin Provides periodic information on the status of BNU file transfers.
uudemon.cleanu Cleans up BNU spooling directories and log files.
uudemon.hour Initiates file transport calls to remote systems using the BNU program.
uudemon.poll Polls the systems listed in the BNU Poll file.
uukick Uses debugging mode to contact a specified remote system.
uulog Provides information about BNU file-transfer activities on a system.
uuname Provides information about other systems accessible to the local system.
uupick Completes the transfer of and handles files sent by the uuto command.
uupoll Forces a poll of a remote BNU system.
uuq Displays the BNU job queue and deletes specified jobs from the queue.
uusched Schedules work for the Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) file transport program.
uusend Sends a file to a remote host.
uusnap Displays the status of BNU contacts with remote systems.
uustat Reports the status of and provides limited control over BNU operations.
uuto Copies files from one system to another.
uutry Contacts a specified remote system with debugging turned on and allows the user to override the default retry time.
uux Runs a command on another UNIX-based system.
uuxqt Executes Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) remote command requests.
write Opens a line of communication to send messages to other users on the system in real time.
writesrv Allows users to send messages to and receive messages from a remote system.