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XFI(1) Release 1 XFI(1) Rev 1 NAME xnet - X-Net (Version 1.2) SYNOPSIS xnet DESCRIPTION xnet lets you do about the same thing as traceroute except with a little graphic display of the connections. Doesn't do any net statistics or anything, just a network drawing. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) the program has to be run as root in order to open the RAW socket it needs. The program will change back to it's original UID if running as a SUID root program (after opening what it needs) for a bit of security. USE Type in the name of the machine you wish to trace a route too, then hit return or press the 'Trace' button. Note that the creation of multiple routes to (and through) some nodes is a feature and not a flaw ... we are using a network ... not a tree. If you press Button1 on the little thing that you enter the text on ... it will erase everything in the object. FUTURE It would be nice if you could use the graphics display of the network to selectively route packets ... would also be nice if the program gathered timing statistics ... would also be good if you could selectively use ip timestamping when available. SEE ALSO traceroute, 'X' man pages COPYRIGHT Copyright 1992, Naval Research Lab, Washington DC Computer Security Office (202)404-8241 AUTHOR Jeff Humphrey -> Locus Inc, Alexandria VA (703)960-1000 - 1 - Formatted: September 8, 2024