Network Administration

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A

access problems
        cannot communicate with remote host (PPP)
        cannot communicate with remote host (SLIP)
        cannot communicate with remote network (SLIP)
        cannot dial up remote system
        cannot mount remote file system
        files not exported
        network commands do not complete
        NTP server not reachable
        permission denied
        programs cannot perform tasks

Address Resolution Protocol
See ARP

alias database
administering and distributing alias information

aliases file
distributing for mail
entries

aliases
changing

anonymous users

application programs
cannot access files

authentication
and NTP
and PPP

authoritative server

auto.master map
modifying
removing an NFS map

automount command
        and string substitutions
        pattern matching
        using the ampersand
        using the asterisk

automount daemon
        and NIS
        defined
        error messages
        invoking
        maps
        mounting a remote file system

automount maps
        administering locally
        and environment variables
        and the /var/yp/Makefile file
        creating
        direct
        distributing with NIS
        examples
        indirect
        modifying the master map
        modifying the master map
        replicated file systems
        specifying multiple mounts
        specifying shared mounts

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B

Berkeley Internet Name Domain
See BIND

BIND Configuration application

BIND problems
        Additional Networking Services subset not installed
        Additional Networking Services subset not installed
        BIND not configured
        BIND not configured
        daemon not running
        network commands do not complete
        nslookup command fails

BIND record
NS record
SOA record

BIND
        client
        configuring a client
        configuring a server
        configuring
        determining the server type
        finding domain information
        glossary of terms
        information required for configuration
        master file data types
        resolving target data
        resource records
        sample configuration
        server testing worksheet
        starting server testing
        testing forwarders
        testing primary servers
        testing secondary servers
        testing servers
        tracing from the root name server
        types of servers
        updating server data files
        using domain-addresses for mail
        using mail exchanger entries

bindconfig command

binmail utility

BOOTP
and DHCP
registering a client

bound interactive service

BSD devices
LAT

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C

cable
guidelines for use with modems
null modem

calls
initiating to remote hosts

CHAP
use with PPP

chap-secrets file

characteristics
FDDI

client host
See client

client
        and NTP
        automount error messages
        configuring for BIND
        configuring for mail
        configuring for NFS
        configuring for NIS
        delivering mail to
        mail
        monitoring DHCP
        mounting a remote file system
        NFS error messages
        NFS management tasks
        NIS management tasks
        NIS

command files (uucp)

commands
        arp
        fddi_config
        ifconfig
        latsetup
        mailq
        mailstats
        make (BIND)
        makedbm
        makedbm
        mount
        netstat
        nslookup
        nslookup
        ntp
        ntpdate
        ntpdc
        ntpq
        showmount
        srconfig
        startslip
        svcsetup
        tcpdump
        tip
        tip
        traceroute
        uerf
        uucleanup
        uulog
        uustat
        uutry
        xjoin
        xntpdc
        ypcat
        ypmatch
        yppasswd
        ypwhich
        ypwhich

configuration application
mail
network

configuration file (sendmail)
editing

configuration
        BIND client
        BIND server
        BOOTP client
        DHCP client
        DHCP server
        gated daemon
        hosts file
        hosts.equiv file
        IP router
        LAT
        mail client
        mail server
        network interfaces
        networks file
        NFS client
        NFS server
        NIS master server
        NIS slave client
        NIS slave server
        NTP
        PPP dial-in connection
        PPP dial-out connection
        routed daemon
        routes file
        rwhod daemon
        SLIP dial-in system
        SLIP dial-out system
        SNMP
        standalone mail system
        UUCP
        worksheet

connection timed out message

connections
        configuring system for dial-in access
        configuring system for dial-out access
        LAT host-initiated
        outgoing (LAT)
        terminating SLIP

console
error messages
error messages

counters
        Ethernet
        FDDI
        token ring

cron daemon
        log file
        running the uudemon.admin script
        running the uudemon.cleanu script
        running the uudemon.hour script
        scheduling uucp jobs

Cryptographic Authentication Protocol
See CHAP

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D

daemon
        looking up process ID
        pppd
        uusched
        ypbind not running

data files
BIND
uucp

databases
distributed by NIS

datagram
displaying route through a network

dedicated service

dedicated tty device on a terminal

devices
LAT

DHCP
        and security
        and security
        client configuration
        configuring the server
        disabling address assignment
        identifying server during configuration
        information required for configuration
        mapping hardware addresses
        planning for configuration
        starting clients
        starting servers

dial-in connections

dial-out connections

direct maps
multiple mounts

directories
uucp spooling

directory
See file system

domain name
NIS

domain
        adding users to (NIS)
        finding BIND information
        removing NIS map from

dropped packets

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
See DHCP

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E

environment variables

environment
See user environment

error log file
viewing

errors
        See BIND problems
        See LAT problems
        See messages
        See network problems
        See NFS problems
        See NIS problems
        See PPP problems
        See DHCP problems
        See sendmail problems
        See SLIP problems
        See tip
        See UUCP problems

/etc/acucap file
See acucap file

/etc/exports file
See exports file

/etc/hosts.equiv file
See hosts.equiv file

/etc/hosts file
See hosts file

/etc/inittab file
See inittab file

/etc/networks file
See networks file

/etc/rc.config file
See rc.config file

/etc/remote file
See remote file

/etc/routes file
See routes file

/etc/slhosts file
See slhosts file

/etc/svc.conf file
See svc.conf file

Ethernet counters

Ethernet interface
monitoring

Ethernet
configuring

execute files (uucp)

exports file
        NFS access and
        options
        sample entries
        security and

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F

FDDI
        configuring
        displaying information about
        interface characteristics
        interface counters
        interface status
        modifying parameters
        monitoring
        using netstat to monitor

fddi_config command

Fiber Distributed Data Interface
See FDDI

file handle
stale

file system
exporting
halting export of

File Transfer Protocol
See FTP

file transfer
monitoring

files
        aliases
        aliases
        chap-secrets
        command (uucp)
        data (uucp)
        execute (uucp)
        exporting
        fstab
        fstab
        gated.conf
        gateways
        halting export of
        hosts
        hosts.equiv
        inittab
        latstartup.conf
        log (uucp)
        Maxuuscheds
        monitoring the transfer queue
        mount fails
        networks
        not exported
        pap-secrets
        permission denied
        Poll
        protecting from remote superusers
        removing from the uucp queue
        routes
        slhosts

FileShare application

fstab file
        and mounting remote files
        and mounting remote files
        bg option and
        bg option and
        entry
        entry

FTP
and Internet time server information

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G

gated daemon
configuring
defined

gated.conf file

gateway
and SLIP

getty error messages

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H

hardware
        not configured (PPP)
        not configured (SLIP)
        not configured
        required for UUCP

host is unreachable message

host name
and configuring network interface
obtaining using BIND

Host Resources MIB

host
        adding to the mail environment
        cannot initiate LAT connections
        creating lists for DHCP
        obtaining IP information
        testing the reachability on the Internet

hosts database
distributing

hosts file
configuring
defined

hosts.equiv file
configuring
defined

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I

ifaccess.conf file

ifconfig command

initialization problems
system hangs during boot

inittab file
customizing for LAT

insufficient node resources message

Internet NTP servers

Internet Protocol address
See IP address

Internet time servers
selecting

Internet to Ethernet translation tables

Internet
server port monitoring

InterNIC
and IP address

IP address
        and InterNIC
        and network numbers
        configuring for DHCP
        obtaining using BIND
        obtaining

IP router
        configuring system as
        defined
        requirements

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J

jobs
        monitoring status
        scheduling UUCP
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K

kernel
configuring for LAT

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L

LAT printer
deleting the application port

LAT problems
        connection terminates abnormally
        getty error during boot
        host-initiated connection fails
        insufficient resources at host
        LAT not configured in kernel
        LAT not configured
        LAT not started
        LAT starts with errors
        LAT subset not installed
        LAT/Telnet gateway is inoperable
        latsetup fails
        optional service not available
        printing problems
        service not available

LAT
        adding devices
        automatic startup and shutdown
        automatic startup and shutdown
        configuring multiple network adapters
        configuring with latsetup
        controlling access
        creating a startup file
        creating your own service
        customizing the inittab file
        dedicated tty device on a terminal
        defined
        defining LAT/Telnet service
        defining port names
        defining server names
        gateway service
        host-initiated connection
        information required for configuration
        LAN service
        latsetup command
        line disciplines
        load balancing
        outgoing connections
        password protection
        planning for configuration
        printer hardware characteristics
        printer setup
        program interface
        sample configurations
        server node
        service node groups
        service node
        setting up host-initiated connections
        setting up the print spooler
        setup
        starting and stopping
        startup
        terminal server port settings
        testing printer settings
        testing printer setup
        types of connections
        types of devices
        types of service
        user-created LAN service
        verifying DLB support

LAT/Telnet gateway
setup
startup

latsetup command
fails

latstartup.conf file

layered products
mounting on a client
mounting on a client

line disciplines

linking script
and mounting layered product
and mounting layered product

load balancing
LAT

Local Area Transport
See LAT

local host
obtaining NTP status from
obtaining NTP status from

local reference clock
defined

log file (cron)

log file (uucp)
changing retention time

log file (UUCP)
cleaning up system files

log file (uucp)
        cleaning up
        creating one file
        viewing

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M

Mail Configuration application

mail queue
archiving
monitoring

mail statistics file

mail
        adding a new host
        administering aliases
        aliasing root
        allowing global users to change aliases database
        and DECnet
        and firewalls
        archiving the mail queue
        binmail
        configuring a mail client
        configuring a mail server
        configuring a standalone system
        delivering to clients
        displaying statistics
        distributing the aliases file
        distributing the passwd file
        domain-based addresses
        Dtmail utility
        error messages
        gateway
        information required for configuration
        mailx utility
        message handler (mh) utility
        monitoring the queue
        planning
        required protocols
        sample configurations
        sending to remote superusers
        sendmail utility
        See also sendmail
        system roles
        using BIND MX records
        utilities

mailconfig application

mailstats command

make command
and BIND
updating NIS map

makedbm command
        building a new NIS map
        building a new NIS map
        showing contents of NIS map
        showing contents of NIS map

Makefile
editing for NIS
modifying for NIS

map
See NIS map

master NIS server
setting up with nissetup

Maxuuscheds file

message handler (mh)

messages
        automount
        console
        console
        LAT
        mail
        NFS client
        NFS server
        tip
        UUCP

MIB
Host Resources

modem
        and acucap file
        cable guidelines
        commands for dial-in access
        commands for dial-out access
        configuring
        guidelines for using with SLIP
        guidelines

mount command
options
remote files

mountd daemon
        not registered
        not running
        options

multicast routing

MX data file entry

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N

named daemon
not running

netconfig application

netsetup
host name

netstat command
netstat command

network adapters
and LAT configuration
See also network interfaces

network commands fail

Network Configuration application

network data structures
displaying with the netstat command

Network File System
See NFS

network groups
and NFS

Network Information Center
See InterNIC

Network Information Service
See NIS

network interfaces
        configuring
        displaying packet headers on
        information required for configuration
        managing
        monitoring
        See also network adapters
        token ring
        types of

network management
SNMP

network mask
See subnet mask

network problems
        connection timed out
        gathering information
        host is unreachable
        network daemon not running
        network is unreachable
        network software not configured
        remote host is unknown
        reporting
        system not powered on
        tools for solving

Network Time Protocol
See NTP

networks file
configuring
defined

NFS client
defined

NFS clients
configuring
nfsiod daemon

NFS problems
        cannot mount remote file system
        files not exported
        NFS daemons not registered
        NFS daemons not running
        NFS not configured
        NFS not configured
        portmap daemon not running
        portmap daemon not running
        programs cannot complete
        server subset not installed
        server subset not installed
        system hangs during boot

NFS server
defined

NFS servers
configuring
nfsd daemons

NFS
        allowing client superuser access
        and BIND
        and NIS
        and superuser mail
        and the hosts database
        and UIDs on remotely mounted file systems
        automount
        client error messages
        client management tasks
        client
        configuring clients
        configuring servers
        console error messages
        improving file security
        information required for configuration
        monitoring system load
        mounting a remote file system
        sample exports file entries
        server daemons
        server error messages
        server management tasks
        server port monitoring
        server
        starting manually
        unmounting a remote file system

nfsconfig application

nfsd daemon
        not registered
        not running
        stopping

NIC whois service
See whois service

NIS map
        adding to a domain
        distributing
        map contains incorrect information
        modifying the automount master
        modifying the automount master
        obtaining information from
        removing from a domain
        slave server not receiving updates
        updates not received
        updating
        updating

NIS master server
setting up with nissetup

NIS problems
        Additional Networking Services subset not installed
        map information incorrect
        NIS commands hang
        NIS not configured
        NIS not configured
        no entries in svc.conf file
        portmap daemon not running
        portmap daemon not running
        system hangs during boot
        ypbind daemon not running
        ypserv daemon not running
        ypwhich displays inconsistent information

NIS
        adding a slave server
        adding users to a domain
        administering automount maps
        aliases database
        and automount
        and sendmail
        changing a password
        client management tasks
        client
        commands hang
        Configuring a client
        configuring a master server
        configuring a slave server
        databases distributed by
        distributing automount maps
        information required for configuration
        modifying svc.conf
        modifying the Makefile
        modifying
        nissetup command
        obtaining map information
        removing a slave server
        removing
        sample configuration
        server management tasks
        server types
        server update scripts
        setting up with nissetup
        updating maps
        Yellow Pages

nissetup command
nissetup command

nslookup command fails

nslookup command
        obtaining host information
        obtaining IP information
        solving problems using

NTP problems
        daemon not running
        NTP not configured
        requests fail
        server not found
        server not reachable

NTP
        and system security
        client
        configuring with ntpsetup
        displaying ntpd status
        displaying status
        displaying xntpd status
        information required for configuration
        local reference clock
        sample configurations
        server

ntpd daemon
monitoring hosts

ntpdate command

ntpsetup command

null modem cable

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O

optional service

outgoing connections

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P

packets
dropped by bridges
rejected by remote hosts

PAP
use with PPP

pap-secrets file

passwd file
        distributing for mail
        editing master server's
        user ID and

Password Authentication Protocol
See PAP

password protection
LAT

password
changing for root
changing in NIS

pattern matching
substitutions

PC-NFS daemon
adding

permission denied message

ping command
ping command
ping command

point-to-point connections
        guidelines
        See also PPP
        See SLIP
        types of

Point-to-Point Protocol
See PPP

Poll file
configuration

port monitoring

portmap daemon
        not running
        not running
        not running
        not running

Post Office Protocol
See POP

PPP problems
        cannot communicate with remote host
        hardware not configured
        not configured
        not supported in kernel
        ping command fails

PPP
        automatic dial-out connection
        dial-in connection
        guidelines for running pppd
        information required for configuration
        manual dial-out connection
        sample configurations
        terminating a connection

pppd daemon
        guidelines for running
        options
        options

printer setup
LAT
testing

printer
using with LAT

problem solving tools

process ID
looking up

processes
limiting number of (UUCP)

protocols
required for mail

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Q

queue
        checking UUCP
        See mail queue
        See transfer queue

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R

rc.config file
        BIND not configured
        BIND not configured
        LAT not configured
        no NTP entries
        sendmail not configured

rejected packets

remote command execution
UUCP

remote file system
        See file system
        intr option
        mounting automatically
        mounting automatically
        mounting manually
        mounting using automount
        mounting with hard option
        mounting with soft option
        unmounting

remote file
remote file

remote host
        cannot connect to using LAT
        cannot dial up
        connection timed out
        initiating calls to
        insufficient LAT resources
        network is unreachable
        not reachable
        obtaining NTP status from
        obtaining NTP status from
        polling
        unknown

remote superuser
See root
See superuser

replicated file systems
replicated file systems

resource record
data file

root name server
using to trace BIND information

root password
changing

root
remote superuser

routed daemon
configuring
defined

routes file
configuring
defined

routes
static

routing
        dynamic
        dynamic
        multicast
        source
        static
        static

rwhod daemon
configuring
defined

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S

script
        addypserver
        rmypserver
        uudemon.admin
        uudemon.cleanu
        uudemon.cleanu
        uudemon.hour
        uudemon.hour
        uudemon.poll

security
        and DHCP
        and DHCP
        and NTP
        and PPP
        controlling access to interfaces
        exports file and
        firewall
        NIS and
        preventing access to files
        viewing exported files

sendmail problems
        addressee unknown
        message not received
        not working correctly
        sendmail not configured
        sendmail not started
        user unknown

sendmail utility

Serial Line Internet Protocol
See SLIP problems

server
        and NTP
        authoritative
        BIND testing
        configuring a NIS master
        configuring a NIS slave
        configuring for DHCP
        configuring for mail
        configuring for NFS
        mail
        NFS daemons
        NFS error messages
        NFS management tasks
        NIS management tasks
        NIS
        not found (NTP)
        primary (BIND)
        querying time
        secondary (BIND)
        See also slave server
        updating files on (BIND)

service
optional not available

showmount command

Simple Network Management Protocol
See SNMP

slave server
        adding to a domain
        not receiving updates
        removing from a domain
        script for adding to domain
        script for removing from domain

SLIP problems
        cannot communicate with remote host
        cannot communicate with remote network
        cannot dial in
        cannot dial out
        hardware not configured
        not supported in kernel
        ping command fails
        startslip command fails

SLIP
        and gateways
        defined
        dial-in system configuration
        dial-out system configuration
        information required for configuration
        IP address
        modem guidelines
        planning for configuration
        sample configurations
        startslip command
        terminating a connection

SNMP
        configuring
        described
        Host Resources MIB

source routing
See token ring

spooling directories
cleaning up manually
scheduling work in

srconfig command

stale file handle

startslip command
        invoking subcommands from script file
        subcommands
        use for dial-in connections

status
FDDI

string substitutions
automount command

subnet mask
and network class
defined

subnet
and DHCP

sulog file
and UUCP

superuser
        access privileges
        allowing NFS access
        allowing NFS access
        log of command usage
        remote superuser

svc.conf file
NIS entries
svcsetup

svcsetup command

SVR4 devices
LAT

symbolic links
and layered products
and layered products

syslogd daemon
viewing the message files

system load
NFS and

system log files
See log files

system security
and xntpd
See security

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T

TCP server daemon

tcpdump command

terminal devices
cannot be opened

time servers
Internet network

tip command
does not complete
error messages

token ring interface
monitoring

token ring
        adapter speed
        configuring
        counters
        host information
        IP MTU size
        source routing
        using netstat to monitor

traceroute command

transfer queue
        guidelines for checking
        monitoring automatically
        monitoring manually

types of service
LAT

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U

UDP server daemon

unbound interactive service

undelivered jobs
guidelines for cleaning up

UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
See also UUCP

unknown host message

user environment
setting up

users
adding to a NIS domain

uucleanup command
and uudemon.cleanu script

UUCP problems
        Basic Network Services subset not installed
        cannot dial up remote system
        commands do not complete
        network hardware not configured
        tip command does not complete
        uucp not configured
        uucp subset not installed

UUCP
cleaning spooling directories

uucp
cleaning up log files

UUCP
        configuring hardwired connections
        configuring incoming systems
        configuring modems
        configuring outgoing systems
        configuring TCP/IP
        configuring
        error messages

uucp
guidelines for cleaning up undelivered jobs

UUCP
        hardwired connections
        HoneyDanBer version
        incoming systems
        information required for configuration
        information required for connections
        initiating calls to remote hosts
        limiting remote executions
        log files
        monitoring a file transfer
        monitoring the transfer queue

uucp
monitoring the transfer queue

UUCP
        outgoing systems
        Poll file configuration
        polling remote hosts
        required hardware
        sample configurations
        scheduling jobs
        TCP/IP connections
        testing a remote connection
        uucpsetup command
        viewing errors

uucpsetup command

uudemon.admin script
monitoring uucp status
running

uudemon.cleanu script
        and log files
        and uucleanup command
        running

uudemon.hour script
uudemon.hour script
and uudemon.poll script
running

uudemon.poll script
and uudemon.hour script

uusched command

uuxqt
limiting number of processes

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V

variables
environment

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W

whois service
using

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

X

xntpd daemon
        and system security
        monitoring hosts
        not running

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Y

Yellow Pages
See NIS

ypbind daemon
not running

ypmatch command

yppasswd command

ypserv daemon
not running

ypservers map
showing contents of
showing contents of

ypwhich command
displays inconsistent information