Summary of TCP/IP Commands for End Users

AIX Version 4.3 System User's Guide: Communications and Networks

Summary of TCP/IP Commands for End Users

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is part of the underlying structure of your system. It allows you to communicate with another workstation or system merely by executing a command or program. Your system takes care of the rest.

The TCP/IP commands for end users can be grouped into the following categories:

File Transfer Commands

ftp hostname	Transfers files between a local and a remote host.
rcp file host:file	Transfers files between local and remote host or between two remote hosts.
tftp	Transfers files between hosts.

Remote Login Commands

rexec host command	Executes commands one at a time on a remote host.
rlogin remotehost	Connects a local host with a remote host.
rsh and remsh remotehost command	Executes specified command at remote host or logs into the remote host.
telnet, tn and tn3270 hostname	Connects the local host with a remote host, using the TELNET interface.

Status Commands

finger or f user@host	Shows user information.
host hostname	Resolves a host name into an Internet address or an Internet address into a host name.
ping hostname	Sends an echo request to a network host.
rwho	Shows which users are logged in to hosts on the local network.
whois name	Identifies a user by user ID or alias.

Remote Communication Commands

talk User@Host

Converse with another user.

Print Commands

enq file	Enqueues a file.
refresh	Requests a refresh of a subsystem or group of subsystems.
smit	Performs system management.

Related Information

TCP/IP Overview.

TCP/IP Security.

Communicating with Other Systems and Users

Connecting a Local Host to a Remote Host.

The cp command, rlogin command, telnet command, talk command, tn3270 command