A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools and Utilities
RFC 2151
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(June 1997; No errata)
Obsoletes RFC 1739
Also known as FYI 30
Was draft-rfced-info-kessler (individual)
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Authors | Gary Kessler , Steven Shepard | ||
Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
Stream | Legacy | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
Stream | Legacy state | (None) | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 2151 (Informational) | |
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Network Working Group G. Kessler Request for Comments: 2151 S. Shepard FYI: 30 Hill Associates, Inc. Obsoletes: RFC 1739 June 1997 Category: Informational A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools and Utilities Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This memo is an introductory guide to many of the most commonly- available TCP/IP and Internet tools and utilities. It also describes discussion lists accessible from the Internet, ways to obtain Internet and TCP/IP documents, and some resources that help users weave their way through the Internet. Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................... 2 2. Nomenclature................................................... 2 3. Finding Information About Internet Hosts and Domains........... 3 3.1. NSLOOKUP.................................................. 3 3.2. Ping...................................................... 6 3.3. Finger.................................................... 8 3.4. Traceroute................................................ 9 4. The Two Fundamental Tools...................................... 12 4.1. TELNET.................................................... 12 4.2. FTP....................................................... 15 5. User Database Lookup Tools..................................... 19 5.1. WHOIS/NICNAME............................................. 19 5.2. KNOWBOT................................................... 23 6. Information Servers............................................ 24 6.1. Archie.................................................... 24 6.2. Gopher.................................................... 28 6.3. VERONICA, JUGHEAD, and WAIS............................... 30 7. The World Wide Web............................................. 31 7.1. Uniform Resource Locators................................. 34 7.2. User Directories on the Web............................... 35 7.3. Other Service Accessible Via the Web...................... 36 8. Discussion Lists and Newsgroups................................ 37 8.1. Internet Discussion Lists................................. 37 Kessler & Shepard Informational [Page 1] RFC 2151 Internet & TCP/IP Tools & Utilities June 1997 8.2. LISTSERV.................................................. 38 8.3. Majordomo................................................. 38 8.4. Usenet.................................................... 39 8.5 Finding Discussion Lists and Newsgroups.................... 40 9. Internet Documentation......................................... 41 9.1. Request for Comments (RFCs)............................... 41 9.2. Internet Standards........................................ 44 9.3. For Your Information Documents............................ 45 9.4. Best Current Practices.................................... 45 9.5. RARE Technical Reports.................................... 46 10. Perusing the Internet......................................... 46 11. Acronyms and Abbreviations.................................... 48 12. Security Considerations....................................... 49 13. Acknowledgments............................................... 49 14. References.................................................... 49 15. Authors' Address.............................................. 51 1. Introduction This memo is an introductory guide to some of the most commonly- available TCP/IP and Internet tools and utilities that allow users to access the wide variety of information on the network, from determining if a particular host is up to viewing a multimedia thesis on foreign policy. It also describes discussion lists accessible from the Internet, ways to obtain Internet and TCP/IP documents, and some resources that help users weave their way through the Internet. This memo may be used as a tutorial for individual self-learning, a step- by-step laboratory manual for a course, or as the basis for a site's users manual. It is intended as a basic guide only and will refer to other sources for more detailed information. 2. Nomenclature The following sections provide descriptions and detailed examples of several TCP/IP utilities and applications, including the reproduction of actual sessions using these utilities (with some extraneous information removed). Each section describes a single TCP/IP-based tool, it's application, and, in some cases, how it works. The textShow full document text