NetIfManager(1M)
NetIfManager - Network Interface Manager
As shipped in IRIX 6.5.5. Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.
NAME NetIfManager - Network Interface Manager SYNOPSIS /usr/sysadm/bin/runcatalog /usr/sysadm/catalogdf/SaNetIfCatalog.cdf DESCRIPTION Managers display information about your system and provide access to interactive guides (also called tasks) that let you administer your system. The Network Interface Manager displays a list of network interfaces, that are currently installed on your system. It also allows you to get the interface status, and configure an interface using the Set Up and Start Networking guide. In the Manager window, you can open a guide by choosing its name from the Task menu or by clicking its button at the bottom of the window. GUIDES Guides, also called "tasks," are interactive windows that lead users through the steps necessary to perform various system administration tasks, such as adding new user accounts and configuring networking on the system. A guide typically consists of a series of pages that prompt users to enter information or select options. A user navigates through guide pages using the Prev and Next buttons (or corresponding arrow keys). When the user reaches the last page of a guide and clicks the OK button, the system executes one or more commands to perform the system administration task. These commands are located in /usr/sysadm/privcmd. Many of the guides require that a user either know the root password or be assigned the necessary privileges (using the PrivilegeManager(1M)) in order to perform the task. Set Up and Start Networking This task lets you set up your workstation on an existing network. The privilege needed for this task is: Configure Network Also see configNetIf(1M) for more information. Turn Off Networking This task lets you turn off networking on your workstation. The privilege needed for this task is: Configure Network Also see configNetIf(1M) for more information. Modify Networking Settings This task allows you to modify various networking related settings on your workstation. The following privileges are needed to do this task: Set the state of the primary network interface: Configure Primary Interface Add or delete default route: Default Route Enables or disables IP forwarding: Configure IP Forwarding Add a host to the local hosts file: Add Host Set the DNS name server entries: Set DNS Name Servers Also see configec0state(1M), configdefaultRoute(1M), configipforwardstate(1M), addhost(1M), setNameServers(1M) for more information. Set Up and Start NIS This task allows you to enable Network Information Service on your workstation. By making use of NIS, your workstation has access to a database of information about other workstations on the network. The privileges needed for this task are: Setup NIS, Configure Resolver Also see nisSetup(1M), configResolver(1M). Turn Off NIS This task lets you stop using Network Information Service on your workstation. The privilege needed for this task is: Setup NIS Also see nisSetup(1M). Set Up and Start NFS This task allows you to turn the Network File System Service on, and choose one of Automount or AutoFS facility, for temporarily mounting remote file systems on your workstation. The privilege needed for this task is: Setup NFS Also see nfsSetup(1M). Turn Off NFS This task lets you stop using NFS. When you turn off NFS, you will no longer be able to access filesystems located on remote workstations on the network. The privilege needed for this task is: Setup NFS Also see nfsSetup(1M). SEE ALSO sysmgr(1M) The System Manager