If the -n option is used, pkglist attempts a network connection to the source host using the requested networking protocol (-n tcp for TCP/IP and -n spx for IPX/SPX). If a connection cannot be made using the requested protocol on the system running pkglist, as defined in the /etc/netconfig file (see netconfig(4bnu)), pkglist exits.
If the -n option is not used, pkglist attempts a network connection to the source host using the first available protocol (TCP/IP or IPX/SPX). If a connection cannot be made using this protocol on the system running pkglist, as defined in the /etc/netconfig file (see netconfig(4bnu)), pkglist exits.
host:[device] or [host]:device
where:
If the host IP address is given then TCP/IP networking must be used. This can be accomplished by either including -n tcp on the command line or by having only TCP/IP and not IPX/SPX available on your system.
When the device argument is omitted, the /var/spool/dist directory is used.
Success
List information about the nics and terminf packages that are available for installation or distribution in the default spool directory /var/spool/dist on the myhost host system: