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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
application programs
cannot access files
authentication
and NTP
and PPP
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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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
BOOTP
and DHCP
registering a client
BSD devices
LAT
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cable
guidelines for use with modems
null modem
calls
initiating to remote hosts
CHAP
use with PPP
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
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
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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daemon
looking up process ID
pppd
uusched
ypbind not running
databases
distributed by NIS
datagram
displaying route through a network
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
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
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
See DHCP
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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 interface
monitoring
Ethernet
configuring
exports file
NFS access and
options
sample entries
security and
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FDDI
configuring
displaying information about
interface characteristics
interface counters
interface status
modifying parameters
monitoring
using netstat to monitor
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
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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gated daemon
configuring
defined
gateway
and SLIP
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hardware
not configured (PPP)
not configured (SLIP)
not configured
required for UUCP
host name
and configuring network interface
obtaining using BIND
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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initialization problems
system hangs during boot
inittab file
customizing for LAT
insufficient node resources message
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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jobs
monitoring status
scheduling UUCP
See undelivered jobs
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kernel
configuring for LAT
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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
layered products
mounting on a client
mounting on a client
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 (uucp)
changing retention time
log file (UUCP)
cleaning up system files
log file (uucp)
cleaning up
creating one file
viewing
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Mail Configuration application
mail queue
archiving
monitoring
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
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
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
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named daemon
not running
netsetup
host name
netstat command
netstat command
network adapters
and LAT configuration
See also network interfaces
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
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
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
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packets
dropped by bridges
rejected by remote hosts
PAP
use with PPP
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
ping command
ping command
ping command
point-to-point connections
guidelines
See also PPP
See SLIP
types of
Point-to-Point Protocol
See PPP
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
using with LAT
process ID
looking up
processes
limiting number of (UUCP)
protocols
required for mail
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queue
checking UUCP
See mail queue
See transfer queue
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rc.config file
BIND not configured
BIND not configured
LAT not configured
no NTP entries
sendmail not configured
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 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
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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
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
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
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
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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terminal devices
cannot be opened
time servers
Internet network
time
querying
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
transfer queue
guidelines for checking
monitoring automatically
monitoring manually
types of service
LAT
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undelivered jobs
guidelines for cleaning up
UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
See also UUCP
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
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
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
uuxqt
limiting number of processes
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