Inetutils

For installation instructions see the Section called Installing Inetutils-1.4.2 in Chapter 6.

Official Download Location

Inetutils (1.4.2):
http://freshmeat.net/projects/inetutils/

Contents of Inetutils

(Last checked against version 1.4.2.)

The Inetutils package contains network clients and servers.

Inetutils installs the following:

Program Files

ftp, ping, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet, tftp, whois, ftpd, inetd, rexecd, rlogind, rshd, talkd, telnetd, tftpd, uucpd

Descriptions

(Last checked against version 1.4.2.)

Program file descriptions

ftp

ARPANET file transfer program.

ping

send ICMP_ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.

rcp

remote file copy.

rlogin

remote login.

rsh

remote shell.

talk

talk to another user.

telnet

user interface to the TELNET protocol.

tftp

trivial file transfer program.

whois

client for whois directory service.

ftpd

DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server.

inetd

internet super-service.

rexecd

remote execution server.

rlogind

remote login server.

rshd

remote shell server.

talkd

remote user communication server.

telnetd

DARPA TELNET protocol server.

tftpd

Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server.

uucpd

No description available.

Inetutils Installation Dependencies

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