IFCONFIG(8)IFCONFIG(8)NAMEifconfig - configure a TCP/IP device
SYNOPSISifconfig [-I ip-device] [-h ipaddr] [-n netmask] [-m mtu] [-iva]
DESCRIPTION
Ifconfig initializes a TCP/IP device setting the IP address and/or net‐
mask. 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 physi‐
cal 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.
-m The mtu to set. (Minix-vmd only.)
-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.
-a Report the IP addresses and netmasks of all configured inter‐
faces.
SEE ALSOhostaddr(1), rarpd(8), inet(8), boot(8).
AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)
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