2.7.5    Networking

The Networking branch of the SysMan Menu is used to perform all the configuration required for a system to work on a network

Network Setup Wizard	Network Setup Wizard guides you through the process of performing the initial configuration of a system.
Basic Network Services	Use the Basic Network Services branch to configure a system to work on a network. Set up Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Configures, modifies, and deconfigure ATM adapters and add, modify or delete ATM Interfaces: classical IP, LAN Emulation, and IP Switching. Set up Network Interface Card(s) Configures Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, or token ring interfaces. Set up static routes (/etc/routes) Configures the /etc/routes file. Static routes are routes that you define once and intend to keep in the routing table permanently. Set up routing services (gated, routed, IP Router) Configures the routing daemons. Routing daemons, such as gated and routed are used to perform dynamic routing. Additionally, you can configure the /etc/gateways file, which identifies gateways for the routed. Set up hosts file (/etc/hosts) Configures the /etc/hosts file, which contains information regarding the known hosts on the network and is used to translate the name of the hosts into their respective IP addresses. Set up hosts equivalency file (/etc/hosts.equiv) Configures the /etc/hosts.equiv file, which contains the names of remote systems and users that can execute commands on the local system. Set up remote who services (/etc/rwhod) Lets you configure or modify the configuration of the Remote Who daemon, rwhod. Set up the networks file (/etc/networks) Configures the /etc/networks file, which contains information regarding the known networks and is used to translate the name of the network by its respective network number.
Additional Network Services	Lets you configure additional network services for your system, such as the following: Domain Name Service (DNS(BIND)) Configures name services for a single client system or cluster. DNS Client provides a host name and address lookup service for the Internet and updates your system's /etc/resolv.conf file. Serial Line Networking Point-to-Point Protocol Configures Point-to Point (PPP) services for a single system . Configures system for UNIX-to-UNIX copy (UUCP) connections Configures UUCP connections. See the uucpsetup(8) reference page. Configure Local Area Transport (LAT) Configures LAT for your system. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Sets up the Network Time Protocol daemon (xntpd) to synchronize your system's clock to an accurate reference time standard. Network File System (NFS) Manages NFS configuration: Configure Network Information Service (NIS) Configures and runs NIS on your system. Set up the system as a DHCP Server (joind) Configures the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ( DHCP) server daemon (joind). The joind server provides configuration to clients on the network using the DHCP protocols; it usually runs as a daemon process. The joind daemon looks in the /etc/services file to find the port numbers that should be used.
View network daemon status	Displays status of the following daemons: Gateway Routing Daemon, DHCP Server Daemon, Routing Daemon, Remote Who Daemon, and IP Router.
{Re}start network services	Starts or restarts the following daemons: Gateway Routing Daemon, DHCP Server Daemon, Routing Daemon, Remote Who Daemon, and IP Router.
Stop network services	Stops the following daemons: Gateway Routing Daemon, DHCP Server Daemon, Routing Daemon, Remote Who Daemon, and IP Router.