ifconfig(8) [minix man page]

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

NAME

       ifconfig - configure a TCP/IP device

SYNOPSIS

       ifconfig [-I ip-device] [-h ipaddr] [-n netmask] [-iv]

DESCRIPTION

       Ifconfig  initializes a TCP/IP device setting the IP address and/or netmask.  It will report the address and netmask set.  This command may
       be used if the system has not been configured properly yet.  It is only used at boot time to set a fixed address for  a	system	without  a
       physical ethernet.  Normally the inet task will find it out by itself from the RARP server.

OPTIONS

       -h     The decimal TCP/IP address to set.

       -n     The netmask to set.

       -i     Don't set the IP address or netmask if already set.  This way ifconfig cannot interfere if the numbers have been found out by RARP.

       -v     Report IP address and netmask.  This is the default action if there are no other options.

SEE ALSO

       hostaddr(1), rarpd(8), set_net_default(8), boot(8).

AUTHOR

       Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)

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IFCONFIG(1)							   User Commands						       IFCONFIG(1)

NAME

       ifconfig - configure network interfaces

SYNOPSIS

       ifconfig [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

	      NAME [ADDR] [broadcast BRDADDR] [pointopoint|dstaddr DSTADDR]

	      [netmask MASK] [metric N] [mtu N] [txqueuelen N] [up|down] [FLAGS]

       Configure network interfaces.

       -a, --all
	      display all available interfaces

       -A, --address=ADDR
	      set interface address to ADDR

       -B, -b, --broadcast=ADDR, --brdaddr=ADDR
	      set broadcast address to ADDR

       -d, -p, --dstaddr=ADDR, --peer=ADDR
	      set destination (peer) address to ADDR

       --down shut the interface down

       --format=FORMAT
	      select output format (or set back to default)

       -F, --flags=FLAG[,FLAG...] set interface flags

       -i, --interface=NAME
	      configure network interface NAME

       -m, --netmask=MASK
	      set netmask to MASK

       --metric=N
	      set metric of interface to N

       -M, --mtu=N
	      set mtu of interface to N

       -s, --short
	      short output format

       --up   activate the interface (default if address is given)

       -v, --verbose
	      output information when configuring interface

	      Linux-specific options

       -T, --txqlen=N
	      set transmit queue length to N

       -?, --help
	      give this help list

       --usage
	      give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      print program version

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

       Known flags are: allmulti, automedia, debug, loopback, multicast, portsel, running, trailers, up

AUTHOR

       Written by Marcus Brinkmann.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for ifconfig is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and ifconfig programs are properly installed at your
       site, the command

	      info ifconfig

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU inetutils 1.9						   December 2011						       IFCONFIG(1)