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.SH 6.1 - Before we go any further .R .ihtml h2 Plan 9's approach to networking is unusual: most operations comprise reading and writing ("composing") byte streams ("files"). For the bulk of this document, it helps if you have read and at least partially understood .ihtml a .I FQA 0.1 - What is Plan 9? .R .ihtml a Next, read: .ihtml a .I The Organization of Networks in Plan 9 .R .ihtml a If you are working with applications such as web servers, FTP servers, and mail servers, you may benefit greatly by .ihtml a reading the RFCs. .ihtml a .B Note: A script for downloading all the RFCs is located in .ihtml a .CW /lib/rfc/grabrfc . .ihtml a It copies the files into .CW /lib/rfc/ , and it may take hours for the script to run to completion. .html - .ihtml h2

.SH 6.2 - Network configuration .R .ihtml h2 Basic networking is initially configured by the installation process. However, more complex settings or services may be desired. In Plan 9, network configuration is organized in .CW ndb , the network database. From .ihtml a .CW ndb(6): .ihtml a .ihtml ul