Hello Herbert,
check with iproute2's 'ip' utility (ip addr ls, ip route ls, ...)
to get a better 'understanding' what the legacy ifconfig
utility does with interfaces, addresses and routes ...
well, the ip tools seem to do pretty much the same in this respect:
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On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 12:42:34PM +0100, Martin Pauly wrote:
Hello Herbert,
check with iproute2's 'ip' utility (ip addr ls, ip route ls, ...)
to get a better 'understanding' what the legacy ifconfig
utility does with interfaces, addresses and routes ...
well, the ip tools seem to do