net-tools


STATE of the Tools

Tool       Manpage  Usage    Function Features missing
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arp       +en ?fr  +en ?fr ?de   +
hostname  +en ?fr  +en ?fr ?de   +
route     -en ?fr  -en ?fr ?de   0	Support for other AFs
ipfw      -en ?fr  -en ?fr ?de   -	TOS rewriting, send/rec chain,
					1.3.60++ support
netstat   -en ?fr  +en ?fr ?de   +	down if,
					alias, more if modes and netinfo
ifconfig  -en ?fr  -en ?fr ?de   0      AFs support, alias
rarp      ?en ?fr  ?en ?fr ?de   ?
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+=OK, ?=unknown, -=needs to be done, 0=can be improved


IN WORK

[ ] route manpage+usage
[ ] define flags for printing routing-cache

TODO

[ ] netstat manpage and code cleanup, ddp support
[ ] ipfw is a mess, 1.2 support missing, Al Longyear's priority rewrite missing
	1.3.60 Kernel support
[ ] pathnames.h und net-features.h in lib/. (make a netlib.cat?)
[ ] lib/netrom_rt.c rprint should not rewind _PATH_PROCNET_NR_NEIGH
[ ] ARPHRD_METRICOM [1.3.82]
[ ] include proxy arp description into man page.
[ ] netstat -i: XOVR!=compressed
[ ] nettools.8 man-page
[ ] lib/ddp.c: /etc/atalk.names support
[ ] lib/ether.c: /etc/ether support
[ ] share source between netstat/ifconfig (lib/if_info.c)
[ ] ARPHDR_LOOPBACK in new kernels, ok? dont think so :-/
[ ] ARPHRD_LOCALTLK and aarp?
[ ] ACRNET support? linux/drivers/net/arcnet.c
[ ] ifconfig manpage and usage
[ ] ifconfig support for isdn4linux, linefill...
[ ] Wilfred's Suggestion for config files for route and ifconfig (expand arp
    file format)
[ ] make netstat display more interesting states from interface
	(CSLIP? BSDCOMP?)
[ ] netstat netconfiguration info screen (forwarding, supplied protocols...)
[ ] net-features.h in all tools
[ ] ifconfig prints wrong values for base and mem-end? base=0x6000P CI?
[ ] make ipfw usage more 'understandable'. Include short hints on usage
	errors.
[ ] check netstat -o
[ ] french NLS for all changed programs
[ ] route: rt_cache output
[ ] long_opts (at least --version) to all programs
[ ] supply some informations about new features to HOWTOs
[ ] Clean up Version and Release Strings in Source and Binaries
[ ] Need to include Jos Vos ipfwadm <ftp.xos.nl>
[ ] Config file only works with bash not ash.
[ ] Token ring is almost totally untested.
[ ] additional tools for IPX, AX.25 etc be bundled [ipxripd004, ipx_* tools 
	from caldera, axattach] into existing bins
[ ] "SIOCAX25OPTRT" [Joerg (DL1BKE)]. 1.3.75
[ ] dummy NOARP?! (2. default route for preveting hostunreachables on linedrop)
[ ] ppp_dev_stat called for each dev in ifconfig, why? (1.3.17)
[ ] "ifconfig bla down" doesnt generate an error
[ ] net/ipv4/ip_fw.c: allow the more recent "minimise cost" flag to be set [1.3.85]
[ ] IP_FW_MASQ_TIMEOUTS
[ ] linux/include/net/br.h?
