Additional network management commands

The following additional commands are supported on AIX.

Item Description
securetcpip The securetcpip shell script enables controlled access mode, which provides enhanced network security. It disallows the running of several unsecured TCP/IP programs, such as the tftp, rcp, rlogin, and rsh programs. It also restricts the use of the .netrc file.
gated The gated command provides MIB support for SNMP.
no The no command sets network options that include:
dogticks
Sets timer granularity for ifwatchdog routines
subnetsarelocal
Determines if packet address is on the local network
ipsendredirects
Specifies whether the kernel should send redirect signals
ipforwarding
Specifies whether the kernel should forward packets
tcp_ttl
Specifies the time-to-live for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) packets
udp_ttl
Specifies the time-to-live for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets
maxttl
Specifies the time-to-live for Routing Information Protocol (RIP) packets
ipfragttl
Specifies the time-to-live for Internet Protocol (IP) fragments
lowclust
Specifies a low water mark for cluster mbuf pool
lowmbuf
Specifies a low water mark for the mbuf pool
thewall
Specifies the maximum amount of memory that is allocated to the mbuf and cluster mbuf pool
arpt_killc
Specifies the time in minutes before an inactive complete Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entry is deleted
iptrace The iptrace command provides interface-level packet tracing for Internet protocols.
ipreport The ipreport command formats the trace into human-readable form. An example of using this command is the following:
iptrace -i en0 /tmp/iptrace.log
# kill iptrace daemon
kill `ps ax | grep iptrace | awk '{ print $1 }'`
ipreport /tmp/iptrace.log | more