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03-26-2011

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Wikipedia... End System

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In networking jargon, the computers that are connected to the Internet are sometimes referred to as End Systems. They are labeled end systems because they sit at the edge of the Internet. The end user always interacts with the end systems.

The Internet’s end systems include some computers with which the end user does not interact. These include e-mail servers and web servers.

With the accelerating rate at which technology is advancing today, household items (such as toasters and refrigerators) as well as portable, handheld computers and digital cameras are all being connected to the Internet as end systems.

End systems that are connected to the Internet are also referred to as hosts; this is because they host (run) Internet applications such as a web browser or an email retrieval program.

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ip6_setup

ip6_setup(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      ip6_setup(8)

NAME

       ip6_setup - IPv6 configuration program

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/ip6_setup

DESCRIPTION

       The ip6_setup utility allows you to configure the IPv6 networking software on your system.

       To run ip6_setup, enter the following command and then answer the questions: # ip6_setup

       You  must know your Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) address. If your network uses subnet routing, you must know the subnet mask for your
       network.  The network manager should be able to provide you with the information that you need.

       After the ip6_setup command completes, the network services on the  system  can	be  restarted  manually  with  the  following  command:  #
       /usr/sbin/rcinet restart

       Before  you  restart  the  network  services  with  the preceding command, warn the users that the network services on the system are being
       removed.  File systems that were not mounted using the /etc/fstab file or the automount command must be unmounted with the unmount command.
       You must remount these file systems using the mount command after the network is started on your system.

       Alternatively, you can reboot the system with the following command: # /usr/sbin/shutdown -r now

FILES

       Specifies  the  host  name  file.  Specifies the environment variables that define the network configuration on your system.  Specifies the
       trusted hosts file.  Specifies the network name file.  Specifies Internet routing information.  Specifies Internet routing information.

SEE ALSO

       Commands: mount(8), rcinet(8)

       Files: gateways(4), hosts(4), hosts.equiv(4), networks(4), routes(4).

       Network Administration

																      ip6_setup(8)