On Apr 9, 2013 12:32 AM, "Jarry" <mr.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 08-Apr-13 19:19, Michael Mol wrote: >> >> On 04/08/2013 12:28 PM, Bruce Hill wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 06, 2013 at 10:58:38PM -0400, Randy Barlow wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:35:22 -0400 >>>> Nick Khamis <sym...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> As for /sbin/ip. I have no such command. >>>> >>>> >>>> I'd recommend installing and becoming familiar with the iproute2 >>>> package. I personally find the tools it delivers to be more intuitive >>>> than the older tools, and I *think* they are considered to obsolote some >>>> tools, such as ifconfig. >>> >>> >>> Ack to Randy's. FWIW: http://inai.de/2008/02/19 >> >> >> That page has a handy list at the end. I've gone back to the page twice >> today...bookmarked. > > > Maybe time to update our Gentoo Handbook to use "ip" instead > of "ifconfig/route" so that users could get used to it right > during installation... > > > Jarry > -- >
TBH, the first time I learnt about iproute2 -- about 3 or 4 years ago -- I no longer use ifconfig. It's so similar to Cisco IOS commands structure that I immediately took a liking to it. (Less cognitive dissonance going back and forth between Linux and Cisco routers). Rgds, --
