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So, while Network Utility is a good place to start, when you’re really ready to become a network<br />

power user, open Terminal and start reading man pages.<br />

NOTE Some good Darwin network utilities to read up on would be ifconfig, which lets you<br />

configure your network interfaces, similar to the Network panel in System Preferences; and<br />

tcpdump, which lets you examine the contents of network packets, and replaces the popular<br />

tcpflow application.<br />

Wireless Networking with AirPort<br />

I would be remiss not to mention two very important networking tools that come in a pretty<br />

graphical package—AirPort Utility and AirPort Disk Utility—both of which live in<br />

/Applications/Utilities.<br />

AirPort Utility replaces the old AirPort Setup Assistant and AirPort Admin Utility programs<br />

with a single, attractive, easy-to-use application. AirPort Utility also adds several new features,<br />

and makes it easier to manage multiple AirPort base stations.<br />

At its most basic, AirPort Utility will show you which AirPort base stations are operating in<br />

your area, their names, IP and AirPort addresses, and which standards and firmware versions<br />

they support, as shown in Figure 20-8.<br />

Figure 20-8. Apple’s lovely graphical AirPort Utility<br />

CHAPTER 20 LEOPARD NETWORKING 359<br />

If one or more of the base stations in range belong to you, you can rename them and change<br />

their settings.

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