Index

adding stations (with BIND)
Adding a New Station

administration, system
documentation
IRIX Admin Manual Set

aliases (mail), creating
Creating the Aliases File

aliases database
building
Building the Aliases Database
format of
Aliases Database
modifying
Modifying the Aliases Database
rebuilding
/usr/bsd/newaliases
Building the Aliases Database
testing
Testing the Aliases Database
troubleshooting
Alias Database Problems
updating
Updating the aliases Database

aliases file
/etc/aliases

arp command
Network Management Tools

ASSERT error messages (UUCP)
ASSERT Error Messages

BIND
adding domains
Adding Another Domain
adding new stations
Adding a New Station
and caching-only servers
Caching-Only Server
and forwarders
Forwarders
and network planning
Domain Name System
and nslookup
The nslookup Command
and the /etc/hosts file
Modifying the Hosts Database
The /etc/hosts database
boot file
BIND's Boot File
caching-only servers
Caching-Only Server
caching-only server setup
Configuring a Caching-Only Server
client-server configurations
BIND Servers and Clients
database files
The BIND Configuration Files
database management
Managing the BIND Environment
Managing the BIND Environment
debugging
Debugging named
deleting stations
Deleting a Station
/etc/config/named.options file
BIND's /etc/config/named.options File
forwarding servers
Slave and Forwarding Servers
forwarding server setup
Configuring the Forwarding Server
localhost.rev file
BIND's localhost.rev File
management scripts
named Reload Script
master servers
Master Servers
named.rev file
BIND's named.rev File
organization of
The Domain Name Service
primary master server
Primary Master
primary server setup
Configuring the Client
Configuring the Primary Server
root.cache file
BIND's root.cache File
secondary master server
Secondary Master
secondary server setup
Configuring the Secondary Server
server configurations
BIND Servers and Clients
setup example
Setting Up a BIND Configuration
slave mode
Slave Mode
slave servers
Slave and Forwarding Servers
SYSLOG messages
SYSLOG Messages

BIND database and MX records
Sendmail Questions, Problems, and Troubleshooting

BIND host lookup routines
The Domain Name Service

boot file, BIND
BIND's Boot File

bridge, definition of
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways

caching-only server, BIND
Configuring a Caching-Only Server

caching-only servers
Caching-Only Server
Clients

chkconfig command
Network Initialization Process

client setup, BIND
Configuring the Client

configmail script
/usr/etc/configmail

configuring
network controllers
Controller Interface Names
network routers
Setting Up a Router

connecting to the Ethernet
Attaching Your Station to an Ethernet Network

controller boards, and network troubleshooting
Hardware Problems

controller interface names
Controller Interface Names

controllers (network), configuring
Controller Interface Names

cu command (UUCP)
UUCP User Programs

database files, BIND
The BIND Configuration Files

database management, BIND
Managing the BIND Environment

DBM database
Building the Aliases Database
/usr/bsd/newaliases

deleting staions (with BIND)
Deleting a Station

Devices database (UUCP)
The Devices File
Supporting Databases

DHCP
client configuration
The Proclaim Client
network configuration
Dynamic Host Configuration With Proclaim
relay-agent configuration
Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent
server configuration
Configuring the DHCP Server

Dialcodes database (UUCP)
Supporting Databases
The Dialcodes File

Dialers database (UUCP)
Supporting Databases
Supporting Databases
The Dialers File

domain name macros and classes (sendmail.cf file)
Domain Name Macro and Class (D)

domain space, definition of
The Domain Name Service

domains
definition of
The Domain Name Service
top level
The Domain Name Service

domains (BIND), adding
Adding Another Domain

editing the /etc/hosts file
Modifying the Hosts Database

electronic mail and network planning
Electronic Mail

/etc/chkconfi file
Checking the Network Software Configuration

/etc/config/ifconfig.options file
Changing Network Parameters

/etc/config/named.options file
BIND's /etc/config/named.options File

/etc/config/netif.options file
Modifying the Interface Name
Modifying the Network Interface Configuration

/etc/fstab file
Network Initialization Process

/etc/hosts file
Network Initialization Process
alternatives to
The /etc/hosts database
editing
Modifying the Hosts Database
host names in
The /etc/hosts database
Modifying the Hosts Database
router entries
Configuring a Router With Two Interfaces

/etc/init.d/mail script
/etc/init.d/mail

/etc/init.d/network initialization script
Network Initialization Process

/etc/init.d/network script
Configuring a Router With Two Interfaces
Network Management Tools
Creating a Local Network Script

/etc/init.d/network.local script
Creating a Local Network Script

/etc/sys_id file
Network Initialization Process
Modifying the Hosts Database

Ethernet connections to an IRIS system
Attaching Your Station to an Ethernet Network

Ethernet, testing
Troubleshooting Your Ethernet Connection

.forward mail file
The .forward File

forwarders and BIND
Forwarders

forwarding server, BIND
Configuring the Forwarding Server

forwarding, controlling on routers
Configuring Routing Behavior

gateway, definition of
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways

genperm command (UUCP)
UUCP Administrative Programs

hardware options (network)
Networking Hardware Options

hardware requirements (network)
Networking Hardware

hosts database
modifying
Modifying the Hosts Database
router entries in
Configuring a Router With Two Interfaces

hosts database alternatives
The /etc/hosts database

ifconfig command
Network Management Tools

ifconfig-hy.options file
Network Initialization Process

ifconfig.options file
Changing Network Parameters

inetd daemon
Network Initialization Process

initializing the network
Network Initialization Process

InSight servers
Setting Up an InSight File Server

InSight, using NFS
Setting Up an InSight File Server

Internet addresses
and BIND
Internet Protocol Addresses
and NIS
Internet Protocol Addresses
and subnetworks
Planning to Subnet Local Networks
classes of
Planning to Subnet Local Networks
obtaining
Obtaining a Network Number
planning
Internet Protocol Addresses

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Testing Your Network Connectivity

interpreting network statistics
Interpreting Network Statistics

ipfiltered daemon
Network Initialization Process

IRIS Networker
Network Management Tools

IRIX administration
documentation
IRIX Admin Manual Set

kernel parameters and networking
Kernel Configuration

local station (UUCP), configuring
Configuring the Local Station

local stations (UUCP)
identifying
Determining the Remote and Local Stations

localhost entry in /etc/hosts file
Modifying the Hosts Database
Modifying the Hosts Database

localhost.rev file
BIND's localhost.rev File

logging remote access
Turning On Remote Access Logging

mail domains
Mail Domains

mail forwarders
Mail Forwarders

mail queue
Listing the Queue

mail relays
Mail Relays

mail system components
The Mail System

mailq command
/usr/bin/mailq

Maxuuscheds file (UUCP)
Other UUCP Files

Maxuuxqts file (UUCP)
Other UUCP Files

modem connections
Networking Hardware

modifying the hosts database
Modifying the Hosts Database

mqueue directory
/var/spool/mqueue

MX records
MX Record Support
Sendmail Questions, Problems, and Troubleshooting

named daemon
named Reload Script

named server, definition of
BIND Name Server

named.boot file
named Reload Script
BIND's Boot File

named.host file
BIND's named.hosts File

named.hosts file
BIND's named.hosts File

named.rev file
BIND's named.rev File

naming stations
Naming Your Station

netif.options file
Network Initialization Process
Modifying the Network Interface Configuration
Modifying the Interface Name

netmask option
Setting the Netmask

netmask, setting
Subnetting a Network

netstat command
Collecting Network Statistics With netstat
Network Management Tools

NetVisualyzer
Network Management Tools

network planning
traffic
Performance Planning

network troubleshooting
media
Hardware Problems
servers
Network Daemons

network address masks
Subnetting a Network

network applications planning
Using Common Network Applications

network configurations, sendmail
sendmail Network Configurations

network connections, testing
Testing Your Network Connectivity

network controllers, choosing
Performance Planning

network daemons
Checking the Network Software Configuration

network equipment, planning
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways

Network File System (NFS)
NFS Over SLIP or PPP

network hardware options
Networking Hardware Options

network hardware requirements
Networking Hardware

Network Information Center (NIC)
The Domain Name Service
Obtaining a Network Number

network initialization
Network Initialization Process

network interfaces
modifying
Modifying the Network Interface Configuration
modifying addresses of
Modifying the Interface Address
modifying names of
Modifying the Interface Name

network management tools
Network Management Tools

network master script
Network Startup and Shutdown

network parameters
changing
Changing Network Parameters

network performance factors
Troubleshooting Poor Network Performance

network planning
BIND
Domain Name System
device number
Performance Planning
electronic mail
Electronic Mail
Internet addresses
Internet Protocol Addresses
media selection
Performance Planning
network applications
Using Common Network Applications
NFS
Network File System (NFS)
NIS
Network Information Service (NIS)
PPP
Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
security
Planning for Network Security
size considerations
Planning the Physical Network
SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
subnetworks
Planning to Subnet Local Networks
UUCP
UNIX to UNIX Copy Program (UUCP)

network script
Network Startup and Shutdown

network scripts, creating
Creating a Local Network Script

network shutdown
Network Shutdown Process
Network Startup and Shutdown

Network SLIP connections (NSLIP)
Connecting Two Networks With SLIP or PPP

network software checkout
Checking the Network Software Configuration

network software options
Optional Networking Products

network software, IRIS standard distribution
Networking Software

network statistics, interpreting
Interpreting Network Statistics

network troubleshooting
configurations
Network Configuration
hardware
Hardware Problems
packet size
Packet Size

networking, preparing an IRIS system for
Configuring an IRIS System for a Network

newaliases program
/usr/bsd/newaliases

NFS
and network planning
Network File System (NFS)

NIS
and network planning
Network Information Service (NIS)
and the /etc/hosts file
The /etc/hosts database
Modifying the Hosts Database

Non-Domain Addressing
Non-Domain Addressing

nslookup command
The nslookup Command

PC TCP/IP connections to an IRIX network
PC Connectivity

performance factors (network)
Troubleshooting Poor Network Performance

Permissions database (UUCP)
Supporting Databases
Supporting Databases
The Permissions File

ping command
Testing Your Network Connectivity
Network Management Tools
Testing Network Connectivity With ping

planning
for network traffic
Performance Planning
Internet addresses
Internet Protocol Addresses
network controllers
Performance Planning
network devices
Performance Planning
network equipment
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways
network performance
Performance Planning
network size
Planning the Physical Network

Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
SLIP and PPP
dynamic addressing
Using Dynamic Address Allocation With PPP
modem requirements
Selecting a Modem
routing
SLIP and PPP Routing and Address Allocation

Poll database (UUCP)
The Poll File

PPP
and network planning
Point to Point Protocol (PPP)

PPP (Point to Point Protocol)
SLIP and PPP

preparing for networking
Configuring an IRIS System for a Network

primary master server, BIND
Primary Master

primary server, BIND
Configuring the Primary Server

proclaim
client configuration
The Proclaim Client
description
Dynamic Host Configuration With Proclaim
network configuration
Dynamic Host Configuration With Proclaim
relay-agent configuration
Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent
server configuration
Configuring the DHCP Server

queue, mail
Listing the Queue

rarpd daemon
Network Initialization Process

rebooting networked stations
Rebooting the Station

remote access logging
Turning On Remote Access Logging

remote stations (UUCP)
identifying
Determining the Remote and Local Stations

remote stations (UUCP), configuring
Configuring the Remote Station

removing stations (with BIND)
Deleting a Station

repeater, definition of
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways

resolv.conf file
BIND Servers and Clients

resolver routines, purpose of
BIND Name Server

root.cache file
BIND's root.cache File

route command
Network Management Tools

router
configuring
Setting Up a Router
controlling forwarding on
Configuring Routing Behavior
dual interfaces on
Configuring a Router With Two Interfaces
multiple interfaces on
Configuring a Router With More Than Two Interfaces

router, definition of
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways

rpcinfo command
Network Management Tools

rtquery command
Network Management Tools

rup command
Testing Your Network Connectivity
Network Management Tools

rwhod daemon
Network Initialization Process

secondary master server, BIND
Secondary Master

secondary server, BIND
Configuring the Secondary Server

security
and network planning
Planning for Network Security

selecting network media
Performance Planning

sendmail
and multi-token class matching
Multi-Token Class Match
command-line flags
sendmail Command-Line Flags
configuring
Configuring sendmail
design features
System Organization
files and directories
sendmail Related Files and Directories
functions of
System Organization
general description
An Overview of sendmail
network configurations
sendmail Network Configurations
planning list
sendmail Planning Checklist
software components
How sendmail Works

sendmail command
configuration file flag
Using a Different Configuration File
daemon mode
Daemon Mode
debugging flags
Debugging Flags
delivery mode
Delivery Mode
queue mode
Queue Mode
test mode
Test Mode
verify mode
Verify Mode

sendmail commands
sendmail Commands

sendmail daemon
/var/spool/mqueue
/etc/init.d/mail
The sendmail Daemon
Starting the sendmail Daemon

sendmail management
Managing sendmail

sendmail script
/etc/init.d/mail

sendmail scripts
/etc/init.d/mail

sendmail.cf file
configurable elements
User-Configurable Macros and Classes
customizing examples
Customizing the sendmail.cf File
customizing for complex relay networks
Complex (Forwarder) Hierarchical (Relay) Network With Domains
customizing for relay networks
Hierarchical (Relay) Network With a Single Domain
customizing for simple networks
Simple Isolated Network
customizing for standalone stations
Standalone Station
forwarder name macros and class
Forwarder Station Name Macro and Class (F)
general description
/etc/sendmail.cf
killed stations class
Killed Stations Class (K)
pathalias database macro
Pathalias Database Macro (P)
relay name macro
Relay Station Name Macro (R)
top-level domain macro
Top-Level Domain Macro (T)

sendmail.cf.auto file
/etc/sendmail.cf

sendmail.fc file
/etc/sendmail.fc

sendmail.hf file
/etc/sendmail.hf

sendmail.st file
/etc/sendmail.st

Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP)
and bidirectional links
Configuring a Bidirectional Link
Configuring a Bidirectional Link
and data compression
SLIP and PPP
and file transfers
File Transfer Over SLIP or PPP
File Transfer Over SLIP or PPP
and NFS
NFS Over SLIP or PPP
debugging
Troubleshooting SLIP and PPP Links
modem requirements
Selecting a Modem
modems for
Selecting a Modem
modems settings for
Selecting a Modem
purpose of
NFS Over SLIP or PPP

Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
and network planning
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
routing
SLIP and PPP Routing and Address Allocation

serial line networks
Networking Hardware

setting network masks
Setting the Netmask

setup
kernel
Kernel Configuration

shutting down the network
Network Shutdown Process
Network Startup and Shutdown

Signal Quality Error
Hardware Problems

slave mode, BIND
Slave Mode

snmpd daemon
Network Initialization Process

SPECTRUM
Network Management Tools

spray command
Network Management Tools

standalone mode
Network Initialization Process

standard distribution network software
Networking Software

starting the network
Network Startup and Shutdown

station naming
Naming Your Station

subnetworks
and network masks
Subnetting a Network
and troubleshooting
Network Configuration
Internet addresses for
Planning to Subnet Local Networks
planning
Planning to Subnet Local Networks

Sysfiles database (UUCP)
The Sysfiles File

system administration
documentation
IRIX Admin Manual Set

Systems database (UUCP)
Supporting Databases
The Systems File

TCP/IP connectivity to personal computers
PC Connectivity

testing connectivity
Testing Your Network Connectivity

timed daemon
Network Initialization Process

timeslave daemon
Network Initialization Process

traceroute command
Network Management Tools

transmitters, and network troubleshooting
Hardware Problems

troubleshooting network hardware
Hardware Problems

ttcp command
Network Management Tools
Measuring Network Throughput With ttcp

tunable parameters and networking
Kernel Configuration

UNIX to UNIX Copy Program, see UUCP
UUCP

unknown file (UUCP)
Other UUCP Files

/usr/bin/mailq command
/usr/bin/mailq

/usr/bin/rup command
Network Management Tools

/usr/bsd/newaliases program
/usr/bsd/newaliases

/usr/etc/arp command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/configmail script
/usr/etc/configmail

/usr/etc/ifconfig command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/named.d/named.boot file
BIND's Boot File

/usr/etc/named.reload script
named Reload Script

/usr/etc/named.restart script
named Restart Script

/usr/etc/netstat command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/ping command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/resolv.conf
Configuring Hostname Resolution With /etc/resolv.conf

/usr/etc/route command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/rpcinfo command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/rtquery command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/spray command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/traceroute command
Network Management Tools

/usr/etc/ttcp command
Network Management Tools

/usr/lib/aliases database
Aliases Database

/usr/lib/aliases file
/etc/aliases

/usr/lib/sendmail program
sendmail

/usr/lib/sendmail.cf file
/etc/sendmail.cf

/usr/lib/sendmail.cf.auto file
/etc/sendmail.cf

/usr/lib/sendmail.fc file
/etc/sendmail.fc

/usr/lib/sendmail.hf file
/etc/sendmail.hf

/usr/lib/sendmail.st file
/etc/sendmail.st

/usr/mail directory
/var/mail

/usr/spool/mqueue directory
/var/spool/mqueue

uucheck command (UUCP)
UUCP Administrative Programs

uucico daemon (UUCP)
UUCP Daemons
UUCP Daemons

uucleanup command (UUCP)
UUCP Administrative Programs

UUCP
administrative commands
UUCP Administrative Programs
administrative files for
UUCP Administrative Files
and direct links
Hardware Requirements for UUCP
and modem setup
Hardware Requirements for UUCP
and network planning
UNIX to UNIX Copy Program (UUCP)
and TCP/IP
Setting Up UUCP on a TCP/IP Connection
Choosing TCP/IP or UUCP
and telephone lines
Hardware Requirements for UUCP
configuring local stations
Configuring the Local Station
configuring remote stations
Configuring the Remote Station
daemons
UUCP Daemons
definition of
UUCP
error messages for
UUCP Error Messages
hardware requirements
Hardware Requirements for UUCP
identifying local stations
Determining the Remote and Local Stations
identifying remote stations
Determining the Remote and Local Stations
mail
UUCP Mail
physical connections for
Making the Physical Connection
setting up
Setting Up UUCP
supporting databases
Supporting Databases
testing connections for
Testing the UUCP Connection
user commands
UUCP User Programs

uucp command (UUCP)
UUCP User Programs

uugetty program (UUCP)
UUCP Daemons

uulog command (UUCP)
UUCP Administrative Programs

uupick command (UUCP)
UUCP User Programs

uustat command (UUCP)
UUCP User Programs

uuto command (UUCP)
UUCP User Programs

Uutry command (UUCP)
UUCP Administrative Programs

uux command (UUCP)
UUCP User Programs

uuxqt daemon (UUCP)
UUCP Daemons

/var/sysgen/master.d/bsd file
Kernel Configuration

zones, definition of
The Domain Name Service