Next: The inetd Super-Server Up: The Network Administrators' Guide Previous: Configuring a PPP Server . ... This chapter covers the configuration of a few simple network applications, including the inetd server, and the programs from the rlogin family. The Remote Procedure Call interface that services like the Network File System (NFS) and the Network Information System (NIS) are based upon will be dealt with briefly, too. ... Of course, we can't cover all network applications in this book. ...