July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
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Chapter 2: System and Network Administration Overview
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Configuring TCP/IP
Certain commands are normally run in the system’s startup files to enable a
system to connect to a network. These commands can also be run interactively.
ifconfig
The network interface represents the way that the networking software uses the
hardware: the driver, the IP address, and so forth. To configure a network inter-
face, use the ifconfig command. With ifconfig, you can assign an address to a
network interface, setting the netmask, broadcast address, and IP address at boot
time. You can also set network interface parameters, including the use of ARP, the
use of driver-dependent debugging code, the use of one-packet ...
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