NETUTIL(C)               XENIX System V                NETUTIL(C)



     Name
          netutil - Administers the XENIX network.

     Syntax
          netutil [ -x ] [ -e ] [ -option ]

     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 options logs errors.

          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 transmissons
          between computers in a network can be kept in the network
          log files.  Installation of the network is described in the
          XENIX Operations Guide.

     Files
          /bin/netutil
          /etc/default/micnet

     See Also
          aliases(M), aliashash(M), mail(C), micnet(M), remote(C),
          rcp(C), systemid(M), top(M)
          XENIX Operations Guide
































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