[gentoo-user] ifconfig vs iproute2
hi what is the difference in general between these - ifconfig and iproute2? i used old style /etc/conf.d/net and it worked well until system last update i run - net was gone. made new style /etc/conf.d/net but ifconfig version refused to work, lucky i got windoze on other drive to get iproute2 source from mirror. ok, now net is working but im still confused about ifconfig not working, got these setings for single box connected to i-net, is there somethin' wrong? hotplug_eth0=yes modules=( iproute2 ) here i tried both modules config_eth0=( some_IP netmask some_IP broadcast some_IP ) routes_eth0=( default via some_IP ::/0 ) martins -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] ifconfig vs iproute2
iproute2 is newer and while it takes over all of the abilities of ifconfig, it is modularized and designed for controlling advanced router features as well as basic interface related stuff. The capabilities of it are vastly superior to ifconfig, and sometimes the notation is simpler. Setup eth0, and activate it: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 up route add -net 0/0 gw 192.168.1.254 ip addr add 192.168.1.1/24 brd 192.168.1.255 ip link set eth0 up ip route add default via 192.168.1.254 There is a type of NAT [aka FastNAT] that you can use with iproute2 - involving no iptables/netfilter support. You can setup multiple defoult routes, rudimentary load balancing, and other stuff. For a better concept of the abilities of iproute2 - please see http://lartc.org The Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control site. thanks, joshua On 10/12/05, Martins Steinbergs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hiwhat is the difference in general between these - ifconfig and iproute2?i used old style /etc/conf.d/net and it worked well until system last update irun - net was gone. made new style /etc/conf.d/net but ifconfig version refused to work, lucky i got windoze on other drive to get iproute2 sourcefrom mirror. ok, now net is working but im still confused about ifconfig notworking, got these setings for single box connected to i-net, is there somethin' wrong?hotplug_eth0=yesmodules=( iproute2 )here i tried both modulesconfig_eth0=( some_IP netmask some_IP broadcast some_IP )routes_eth0=( default via some_IP::/0)martins--gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] ifconfig vs iproute2
On Saturday 15 October 2005 18:48, Joshua Schmidlkofer wrote: iproute2 is newer and while it takes over all of the abilities of ifconfig, it is modularized and designed for controlling advanced router features as well as basic interface related stuff. The capabilities of it are vastly superior to ifconfig, and sometimes the notation is simpler. Setup eth0, and activate it: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 http://192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0http://255.255.255.0broadcast 192.168.1.255 http://192.168.1.255 up route add -net 0/0 gw 192.168.1.254 http://192.168.1.254 ip addr add 192.168.1.1/24 http://192.168.1.1/24 brd 192.168.1.255http://192.168.1.255 ip link set eth0 up ip route add default via 192.168.1.254 http://192.168.1.254 http:// ??? that does not have anything to do there... http:// is for urls... In the config, you are only dealing with ips ;) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
