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Contents
IRIX Admin Manual Set
About This Guide
What This Guide Contains
Conventions Used in This Guide
Additional Resources
1. - Understanding Silicon Graphics' Networking Products
Networking Hardware
Networking Hardware Options
Controller Interface Names
Networking Software
Optional Networking Products
2. - Planning a Network
Planning the Physical Network
Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways
Performance Planning
Wide Area Networks
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
UNIX to UNIX Copy Program (UUCP)
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
High Performance Wide Area Networks
Internet Protocol Addresses
Format of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
Obtaining a Network Number
NIC Required Information
Domain Names
Obtaining a Domain Name
Subdomains
The Internet
Before Connecting to the Internet
Contacting Your Local Network Information Center
Internet Network Information Center
Réseaux IP Européens
Asia Pacific Network Information Center
Online Information Sources
Network Information Centers
The Internet Society
Retrieving Files With Anonymous FTP
Name-to-Address Mapping
The /etc/hosts database
Domain Name System
Network Information Service (NIS)
Planning to Subnet Local Networks
Allocating IP Addresses
Planning for Network Security
Using Common Network Applications
Electronic Mail
Network File System (NFS)
3. - Setting Up a Network
Configuring an IRIS System for a Network
Attaching Your Station to an Ethernet Network
Checking Your Ethernet Connection
Checking the Network Software Configuration
Modifying the Hosts Database
Naming Your Station
Testing Your Network Connectivity
Setting Up a Router
Configuring a Router With Two Interfaces
Configuring a Router With More Than Two Interfaces
Configuring Routing Behavior
Turning On Multicast Routing
Understanding Where Multicast Packets are Forwarded
Setting Up Tunnels to Support Multicast Packets
Updating /etc/rpc for NIS Users
Subnetting a Network
Setting the Netmask
Rebooting the Station
Modifying the Network Interface Configuration
Modifying the Interface Name
Modifying the Interface Address
Changing Network Parameters
Modifying the ifconfig-#.options File
Dynamic Host Configuration With Proclaim
Configuring the DHCP Server
Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent
The Proclaim Client
Limitations and Restrictions
Creating a Local Network Script
Turning On Remote Access Logging
Setting Up Network-Wide Services
How to Set Up a Proper Anonymous FTP Account
Setting Up an InSight File Server
A Conventional InSight Server/Client System
A CD-ROM InSight Server/Client System
Using Remote InSight
Troubleshooting Your Ethernet Connection
Cable Problems
Late Collisions
Packet Size
Unable to Contact Server System
Checking Additional Network Interfaces
4. - Managing a Network
Network Startup and Shutdown
Network Initialization Process
Network Shutdown Process
Network Management Tools
Interpreting Network Statistics
Testing Network Connectivity With ping
Measuring Network Throughput With ttcp
Collecting Network Statistics With netstat
Troubleshooting Poor Network Performance
Hardware Problems
Network Configuration
Network Daemons
Packet Size
Kernel Configuration
Kernel Tunable Options
PC Connectivity
5. - SLIP and PPP
Overview
Installing the Software
Selecting a Modem
IP Addresses for SLIP and PPP Clients
Configuring a System for Dial-Out
Configuration Files for Dial-Out
/etc/uucp/Systems
/etc/uucp/Devices
/etc/uucp/Dialers
/etc/inittab
/etc/ppp.conf
Sample SLIP Configuration for Dial-Out
Sample PPP Configuration for Dial-Out
Configuring a System for Dial-In
Configuring SLIP for Dial-In
/usr/etc/remoteslip
Configuring PPP for Dial-In
SLIP and PPP Routing and Address Allocation
Proxy-ARP Routing
SLIP/PPP Subnet
Connecting Two Networks With SLIP or PPP
Using Dynamic Address Allocation With PPP
Configuring a Bidirectional Link
Starting SLIP or PPP at Boot Time
Demand Dialing
NFS Over SLIP or PPP
File Transfer Over SLIP or PPP
Troubleshooting SLIP and PPP Links
6. - BIND Name Server
The Domain Name Service
BIND Servers and Clients
Master Servers
Slave and Forwarding Servers
Caching-Only Server
Clients
The BIND Configuration Files
BIND's Boot File
Directory
Primary Master
Secondary Master
Caching-Only Server
Forwarders
Slave Mode
BIND's named.hosts File
BIND's named.rev File
BIND's localhost.rev File
BIND's root.cache File
BIND's /etc/config/named.options File
Configuring Hostname Resolution With /etc/resolv.conf
Setting Up a BIND Configuration
Configuring the Primary Server
Configuring the Secondary Server
Configuring a Caching-Only Server
Configuring the Forwarding Server
Configuring a Slave Server
Configuring the Client
Managing the BIND Environment
Adding a New Station
Deleting a Station
Adding Another Domain
Management Scripts
named Reload Script
named Restart Script
Debugging named
SYSLOG Messages
The nslookup Command
7. - UUCP
Choosing TCP/IP or UUCP
Hardware Requirements for UUCP
UUCP Commands
UUCP User Programs
UUCP Administrative Programs
UUCP Daemons
Supporting Databases
The Devices File
The Type Field
The Line Field
The Line2 Field
The Class Field
The Dialer-Token-Pairs Field
Device Protocols
The Dialers File
The Systems File
The System-name Field
The Time Field
The Type Field
The Class Field
The Phone Field
The Login Field
The Dialcodes File
The Permissions File
How Permissions File Entries Are Structured
Permissions File Considerations
Permissions File Options
The Poll File
The Sysfiles File
Other UUCP Files
UUCP Administrative Files
Setting Up UUCP
Determining the Remote and Local Stations
Making the Physical Connection
Configuring the Local Station
Updating Standard System Files
/etc/passwd
/etc/group
/etc/inittab
Modifying the UUCP Configuration Files
/etc/uucp/Systems
/etc/uucp/Devices
/etc/uucp/Dialers
/etc/uucp/Permissions
Configuring the Remote Station
Updating Standard System Files
/etc/passwd
/etc/group
/etc/inittab
Modifying the UUCP Configuration Files
/etc/uucp/Systems
/etc/uucp/Permissions
Setting Up UUCP on a TCP/IP Connection
Testing the UUCP Connection
Testing With cu
Testing With Uutry
UUCP Error Messages
ASSERT Error Messages
STATUS Error Messages
8. - IRIX sendmail
The Mail System
An Overview of sendmail
System Organization
How sendmail Works
The sendmail Daemon
sendmail Scripts
/etc/init.d/mail
/usr/etc/configmail
sendmail Related Files and Directories
/etc/sendmail.cf
/etc/sendmail.fc
/etc/sendmail.hf
/etc/sendmail.st
/etc/aliases
/var/spool/mqueue
/var/mail
sendmail Commands
sendmail
/usr/bsd/newaliases
/usr/bin/mailq
Aliases Database
Building the Aliases Database
Testing the Aliases Database
Alias Database Problems
List Owners
sendmail Network Configurations
Mail Domains
Mail Forwarders
Mail Relays
User-Configurable Macros and Classes
Domain Name Macro and Class (D)
Forwarder Station Name Macro and Class (F)
Relay Station Name Macro (R)
Top-Level Domain Macro (T)
Killed Stations Class (K)
Pathalias Database Macro (P)
sendmail Planning Checklist
Configuring sendmail
Customizing the sendmail.cf File
Standalone Station
Simple Isolated Network
Hierarchical (Relay) Network With a Single Domain
Hierarchical (Relay) Network With Multiple Domains
Complex (Forwarder) Hierarchical (Relay) Network With Domains
UUCP Mail
Non-Domain Addressing
Modifying the Aliases Database
Creating the Aliases File
Updating the aliases Database
Starting the sendmail Daemon
Managing sendmail
sendmail Command-Line Flags
Changing the Values of Configuration Options
Delivery Mode
Queue Mode
Daemon Mode
Verify Mode
Test Mode
Debugging Flags
Using a Different Configuration File
The Mail Queue
Listing the Queue
Forcing the Queue
The .forward File
Sendmail Questions, Problems, and Troubleshooting
Notes to Current sendmail Users
MX Record Support
Multi-Token Class Match
A. - BIND Standard Resource Record Format
Standard Resource Record Format
$INCLUDE
$ORIGIN
SOA--Start of Authority
NS--Name Server
A--Address
HINFO--Host Information
WKS--Well-Known Services
CNAME--Canonical Name
PTR - Domain Name Pointer
MB--Mailbox
MR--Mail Rename Name
MINFO--Mail Information
MG--Mail Group Member
MX--Mail Exchanger
RP--Responsible Person
TXT--Text
B. - IRIX sendmail Reference
sendmail Command-Line Flags
Changing the Values of Configuration Options
Delivery Mode
Queue Mode
Daemon Mode
Verify Mode
Test Mode
Debugging Flags
Using a Different Configuration File
Tuning
Timeouts and Intervals
Queue Interval
Read Timeouts
Message Timeouts
Forking During Queue Runs
Queue Priorities
Load Limiting
Log Level
The Configuration File
The Syntax
Rewriting Rules--The S and R Commands
Define Macro--The D Command
Define Classes--The C and F Commands
Define Mailer--The M Command
Define Header-The H Command
Set Option--The O Command
Define Trusted Users--The T Command
Define Precedence--The P Command
Define Keyed Files--The K Command
The Semantics
Special Macros and Conditionals
Special Classes
The Left-Hand Side
The Right-Hand Side
Semantics of Rewriting Rule Sets
The "error" Mailer
Relevant Issues
Testing and Debugging the Rewrite Rules
Using Alternative Configuration Files
Test Mode
The -d21 Debugging Flag
The Debugging Rewrite Rule
Building Mailer Definitions
Flags, Options, and Files
Command-Line Flags
Configuration Options
Mailer Flags
Support Files
Debugging Flags
Index
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