NETUTIL(ADM) XENIX System V NETUTIL(ADM)
Name
netutil - Administers the Micnet network.
Syntax
netutil [option] [ -x ] [ -e ]
Description
The netutil command allows the user to create and maintain a
network of XENIX machines. A Micnet network is a link
through serial lines of two or more XENIX systems. It is
used to send mail between systems with the mail(C) command,
transfer files between systems with the rcp(C) command, and
execute commands from a remote system with the remote(C)
command.
The netutil command is used to create and distribute the
data files needed to implement the network. It is also used
to start and stop the network. The option argument may be
any one of install, save, restore, start, stop, or the
numbers 1 through 5 respectively. The -x option logs
transmissions and the -e option logs errors. The -x and -e
options work only when they are used in conjunction with
start, stop or their decimal equivalents (4 and 5).
The install option interactively creates the data files
needed to run the network. The save option saves these files
on floppy or hard disks, allowing them to be distributed to
the other systems in the network. If you save the micnet
files to the hard disk, you can then use uucp(C) to transfer
the files to the other machines. This option specifies the
name of the backup device and prompts for whether this is
the desired device to use. The user can specify an alternate
device, including a file on the hard disk. The name of the
default backup device is located in the file
/etc/default/micnet. This can be changed depending on
system configuration. The restore option copies the data
files from floppy disk back to a system. The start option
starts the network. The stop option stops the network. An
option may also be any decimal digit in the range 1 to 5.
If invoked without an option, the command displays a menu
from which to choose one. Once an option is selected, it
prompts for additional information if needed.
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A network must be installed before it can be started.
Installation consists of creating appropriate configuration
files with the install option. This option requires the name
of each machine in the network, the serial lines to be used
to connect the machines, the speed of transmission for each
line, and the names of the users on each machine. Once
created, the files must be distributed to each computer in
the network with the save and restore options. The network
is started by using the start option on each machine in the
network. Once started, mail and remote commands can be
passed along the network. A record of the transmissions
between computers in a network can be kept in the network
log files. Installation of the network is described in the
XENIX System Administrator's Guide.
Files
/bin/netutil
/etc/default/micnet
See Also
aliases(M), aliashash(ADM), mail(C), micnet(F), remote(C),
rcp(C), systemid(F), top(F).
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