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* gnu/packages/linux.scm (iproute)[description]: Re-order, be concise, and
omit information that is obsolete, misleading, or irrelevant to Guix users.
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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice 2017-09-06 15:26:54 +02:00
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@ -1173,23 +1173,14 @@ that the Ethernet protocol is much simpler than the IP protocol.")
(synopsis
"Utilities for controlling TCP/IP networking and traffic in Linux")
(description
"Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling TCP/IP
networking and traffic with the Linux kernel.
"Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling TCP/IP networking
and traffic with the Linux kernel. The most important of these are
@command{ip}, which configures IPv4 and IPv6, and @command{tc} for traffic
control.
Most network configuration manuals still refer to ifconfig and route as the
primary network configuration tools, but ifconfig is known to behave
inadequately in modern network environments. They should be deprecated, but
most distros still include them. Most network configuration systems make use
of ifconfig and thus provide a limited feature set. The /etc/net project aims
to support most modern network technologies, as it doesn't use ifconfig and
allows a system administrator to make use of all iproute2 features, including
traffic control.
iproute2 is usually shipped in a package called iproute or iproute2 and
consists of several tools, of which the most important are @command{ip} and
@command{tc}. @command{ip} controls IPv4 and IPv6 configuration and
@command{tc} stands for traffic control. Both tools print detailed usage
messages and are accompanied by a set of manpages.")
inadequately in modern network environments, and both should be deprecated.")
(license license:gpl2+)))
;; There are two packages for net-tools. The first, net-tools, is more recent