GNU Inetutils
A collection of common network programs from the GNU Project, including ping, traceroute, ftp and telnet.
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About GNU Inetutils
GNU Inetutils bundles classic network clients, servers and administration tools. It includes an inetd meta-server, ftp, telnet, rsh, rlogin, tftp and talk clients and servers, a syslogd daemon, network tools such as ping, ping6, traceroute and whois, and admin tools such as hostname, dnsdomainname, ifconfig and logger.
Most programs are improved versions of the BSD originals; others were written from scratch. It suits administrators and users who want the GNU versions of these standard utilities.
Strengths
- Many standard network clients and servers in one package
- Includes ping, traceroute, whois and ifconfig
- Full documentation in Texinfo plus an online manual
Limitations
- Several included protocols such as telnet, rsh and rlogin are unencrypted
- Command-line only
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree software under the GPL version 3 or later.
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Developer
- GNU Project
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Administrators who want the GNU versions of classic network utilities
- Categories
- Network tools, CLI tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Sources