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A

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

acucap file

Address Resolution Protocol
        See ARP

alias database
        administering and distributing alias information

aliases
aliases
        changing

aliases file
        distributing for mail
        entries

anonymous users

application programs
        cannot access files

arp command

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
        starting

automount maps
automount maps
automount maps
automount maps
automount maps
        administering locally
        administering with NIS
        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 DNS

BIND Configuration application

bindconfig command

binmail utility

BOOTP
        and DHCP
        configuring 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

Challenge Authentication Protocol
        See CHAP

CHAP
        chap-secrets file
        use with PPP

chat script

client
        and NTP
        automount error messages
        configuring for DNS
        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
        NIS management tasks

command files (uucp)

configuration 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

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

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D

daemon
        looking up process ID
        ypbind not running

data files
        DNS
        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
        configuration worksheet
        configuration worksheet
        configuring a client
        configuring a server
        disabling address assignment
        identifying server during configuration
        information required for configuration
        joind daemon
        mapping hardware addresses
        monitoring clients
        planning for configuration
        specifying during network configuration
        starting clients
        starting servers
        troubleshooting
        xjoin

dial-in connections
        PPP
        SLIP

dial-out connections
        PPP
        SLIP

Dialcodes file

direct maps
        multiple mounts

directories
        uucp spooling

directory
        See file system

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

domain
        adding an NIS map
        adding users to NIS
        finding DNS information
        removing NIS map from

domain name
        NIS

dropped packets

dtmail utility

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
        See DHCP

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E

environment variables

error log file
        viewing

error messages
        console

errors
        See network problems

/etc files
        See files

Ethernet
        configuration worksheet
        configuring
        counters
        information required for configuration
        monitoring

execute files (uucp)

exporting file systems

exports file
        NFS access and
        options
        sample entries
        security and

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F

FDDI
        configuration worksheet
        configuring
        displaying information about
        displaying parameters
        information required for configuration
        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
        See also remote file system

file transfer
        monitoring

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

FileShare application

firewall

forwarder

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

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G

gated daemon
        configuring

gated.conf file

gateway
        and PPP
        and SLIP

gateways file

getty error messages

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H

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

host
        adding to the mail environment
        creating lists for DHCP
        LAT connection problems
        obtaining IP information
        testing Internet access

host name
        and configuring network interface
        obtaining with DNS

Host Resources MIB

hosts database
        distributing

hosts file
        configuring
        defined

hosts.equiv file
        configuring
        defined

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I

ICMP messages

ifaccess.conf file

ifconfig command
        configuring NetRAIN with
        enabling access filtering with

inet.local file
        NetRAIN

initialization problems
        system hangs during boot

inittab file
        customizing for LAT

insufficient node resources message

Internet
        monitoring server ports
        selecting NTP servers

Internet Protocol address
        See IP address

Internet to Ethernet translation tables

InterNIC
        and IP address

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

IP MTU size

IP router
        configuring system as
        defined
        requirements

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J

jobs
        cleaning up undelivered
        monitoring status
        scheduling UUCP

joind daemon

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L

LAT
        adding devices
        automatic startup and shutdown
        automatic startup and shutdown
        configuration worksheet
        configuring kernel for
        configuring multiple network adapters
        configuring with latsetup
        connections
        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
        devices
        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
        service node groups
        services
        setup
        setup
        starting and stopping
        terminal server port settings
        testing printer settings
        testing printer setup
        troubleshooting
        user-created LAN service
        verifying DLB support

LAT printer
        deleting the application port

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 files
        UUCP
        UUCP
        UUCP
        UUCP
        UUCP

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M

mail
        adding a host
        administering aliases
        aliasing root
        and DECnet
        and firewalls
        archiving the mail queue
        binmail
        changing aliases database
        configuration worksheet
        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
        mailq command
        mailstats command
        mailx utility
        message handler (mh) utility
        monitoring the queue
        planning
        required protocols
        sample configurations
        sending to remote superusers
        sendmail utility
        statistics file
        system roles
        troubleshooting
        using DNS MX records
        utilities
        See also sendmail

mail aliases
        distributing

Mail Configuration application

mail host

mail utility
        See also dtmail utility

mailconfig application

mailq command

mailstats command

mailx utility

make command
        and DNS
        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 automount maps
        See NIS map

Maxuuscheds file

message handler (mh)

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

MIB
        Host Resources

Microsoft Challenge Authentication Protocol
        See MS-CHAP

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

mount command
mount command
        options
        remote files

mountd daemon
        not registered
        not running
        options

MS-CHAP
        use with PPP

multicast routing

multiple mount

MX records

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N

nameserver record

netconfig application

NetRAIN
        configuration worksheet
        configuring an interface
        hardware restrictions
        monitoring the interface
        set members

netstat command
netstat command

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
        and LAT configuration
        configuring
        configuring
        controlling access
        displaying packet headers on
        information required for configuration
        managing
        monitoring
        monitoring
        monitoring
        NetRAIN
        NetRAIN
        token ring
        types of

network mask
        See subnet mask

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

Network Time Protocol
        See NTP

networks file
        configuring
        defined

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
        client error messages
        client management tasks
        configuration worksheet
        configuring clients
        configuring servers
        console error messages
        error messages
        improving file security
        information required for configuration
        monitoring server ports
        monitoring system load
        mount command
        mount command
        mountd daemon
        mounting a remote file system
        nfsd daemons
        nfsiod daemon
        nfsstat command
        sample exports file entries
        server
        server daemons
        server error messages
        server management tasks
        showmount
        starting manually
        troubleshooting
        troubleshooting
        unmounting a remote file system

nfsconfig application

nfsd daemon
        not registered
        not running
        stopping

nfsstat command

NIC whois service
        See whois service

NIS
        adding a slave server
        adding a slave server
        adding users to a domain
        administering automount maps
        aliases database
        and automount
        and sendmail
        changing a password
        client
        configuration
        configuration worksheet
        configuring a client
        configuring a master server
        configuring a slave server
        databases distributed by
        distributing automount maps
        information required for configuration
        managing a client
        managing a server
        modifying
        modifying svc.conf
        modifying the Makefile
        nissetup command
        obtaining map information
        removing
        removing a slave server
        removing a slave server
        sample configuration
        security
        server types
        server update scripts
        troubleshooting
        troubleshooting
        updating maps
        Yellow Pages

NIS map
        adding to a domain
        distributing
        modifying the automount master
        modifying the automount master
        obtaining information from
        removing from a domain
        updating
        updating

nissetup command
nissetup command

nr interface

NS record

nslookup command
        obtaining host information
        obtaining IP information
        solving problems using

NTP
        and system security
        client
        configuration worksheet
        configuring
        displaying ntpd status
        displaying status
        displaying xntpd status
        information required for configuration
        Internet time servers
        local reference clock
        ntpdc command
        ntpq command
        sample configurations
        server
        troubleshooting
        xntpdc command

ntp command

ntpd daemon
        monitoring hosts

ntpdate command

ntpdc command

ntpq command

ntpsetup command

null modem cable

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O

optional service
        not available

outgoing connections

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P

packets
        dropped by bridges
        rejected by remote hosts

PAP
        use with PPP

pap-secrets file

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

passwd map

password
        changing for root
        changing in NIS

Password Authentication Protocol
        See PAP

password protection
        LAT

pattern matching
        substitutions

PC-NFS daemon

permission denied message

ping command
ping command
ping command

Point-to-Point Protocol
        See PPP

Poll file
        configuration

POP

port monitoring

portmap daemon
        not running
        not running
        not running
        not running

Post Office Protocol
        See POP

PPP
        and gateways
        configuration worksheet
        configuring
        connection guidelines
        establishing dial-in connection
        establishing dial-out connection
        guidelines for running pppd
        information required for configuration
        sample configurations
        security
        terminating a connection
        troubleshooting
        See also SLIP

pppd daemon
        guidelines for running
        options
        options

printer
        using with LAT

printer setup
        LAT
        testing

problem solving
        diagnostic map
        tools

process ID
        looking up

processes
        limiting number of (UUCP)

protocols
        required for mail

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Q

queue
        checking UUCP
        mail
        transfer

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R

rc.config file
        DNS/BIND not configured
        DNS/BIND not configured
        LAT not configured
        sendmail not configured

rejected packets

remote command execution
        UUCP

remote file
remote file

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

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 mount error messages

replicated file system

replicated file systems

resource record
        data file

root
        remote superuser

root name server
        using to trace DNS information

root password
        changing

routed daemon
        configuring
        defined

routes
        static

routes file
        configuring
        defined

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
        and xntpd
        controlling access to interfaces
        exports file and
        firewall
        NIS and
        preventing access to files
        viewing exported files

sendmail
        troubleshooting

sendmail aliases file

sendmail utility

Serial Line Internet Protocol
        See SLIP

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

shared mounts

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

slhosts file

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

SNMP
        configuring
        described
        Host Resources MIB

SOA record

source routing
        See also token ring

spooling directories
        cleaning up manually
        scheduling work in
        UUCP

srconfig command

stale file handle

start of authority record

startppp command
        use for dial-in connections

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

static routes
static routes

status
        FDDI

string substitutions
        automount command

subnet mask
        and network class
        defined

subnetwork
        and DHCP

sulog file
        and UUCP

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

svc.conf file
svc.conf file
        modifying with svcsetup command
        modifying with svcsetup command
        NIS entries

svcsetup command
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
        See security

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T

TCP server daemon

tcpdump command

terminal devices
        cannot be opened

time
        querying

time servers
        Internet network

tip command
tip command
        does not complete
        error messages

token ring
        adapter speed
        configuration worksheet
        configuring
        counters
        displaying IP MTU size
        host information
        information required for configuration
        IP MTU size
        modifying IP MTU size
        monitoring
        source routing
        using netstat to monitor

traceroute command

transfer queue
        guidelines for checking
        monitoring automatically
        monitoring manually

troubleshooting
        DHCP
        DNS client
        DNS server
        LAT
        mail
        NFS client
        NFS server
        NIS client
        NIS server
        NTP
        PPP
        SLIP
        UUCP

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U

UDP server daemon

uerf command

unbound interactive service

UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
        See UUCP

unknown host message

user environment
        setting up

users
        adding to a NIS domain

uucleanup command
        and uudemon.cleanu script

UUCP
        cleaning spooling directories
        cleaning up log files
        cleaning up undelivered jobs
        configuration worksheet
        configuration worksheet
        configuring
        configuring hardwired connections
        configuring hardwired connections
        configuring incoming systems
        configuring modems
        configuring modems
        configuring outgoing systems
        configuring TCP/IP
        configuring TCP/IP
        error messages
        hardwired connections
        hardwired connections
        HoneyDanBer version
        incoming systems
        information required for configuration
        information required for connections
        initiating calls to remote hosts
        limiting remote executions
        log files
        modems
        modems
        monitoring a file transfer
        monitoring the transfer queue
        monitoring the transfer queue
        outgoing systems
        Poll file configuration
        polling remote hosts
        required hardware
        sample configurations
        scheduling jobs
        TCP/IP connections
        TCP/IP connections
        testing a remote connection
        troubleshooting
        uucpsetup command
        uusched command
        uusched command
        uutry 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

uulog command

uusched command
uusched command

uustat command

uutry command

uuxqt
        limiting number of processes

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V

variables
        environment

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W

whois command

whois service
        using

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X

xjoin command

xntpd daemon
        and system security
        monitoring hosts
        not running
        See also NTP

xntpdc command

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Y

Yellow Pages
        See NIS

ypbind daemon
        not running

ypcat command

ypmatch command

yppasswd command

ypserv daemon
        not running

ypservers map
        showing contents of
        showing contents of

ypwhich command
        displays inconsistent information