Name
ipconfig
Synopsis
ipconfig getifaddrinterface
ipconfig getoption {interface
| "" } {option_name
|option_code
} ipconfig getpacketinterface
ipconfig ifcount ipconfig setinterface
{ BOOTP | DHCP } ipconfig setinterface
{ INFORM | MANUAL }IP_addr netmask
ipconfig waitall
Interacts with the IP Configuration Agent of configd to manage network configuration changes.
Options
- getifaddr
Print the specified network interface’s IP address to standard output.
- getoption
Print the value of the specified DHCP option to standard output. If
interface
is specified, the option is interface specific. If empty quotes are used instead, the option is global. Option names and numeric codes are DHCP-standard (such as host_name, domain_name, netinfo_server_address, etc.).- getpacket
Print DHCP transaction packets to standard output.
- ifcount
Print the number of network interfaces to standard output.
- set
Set the method by which the specified network interface is assigned an IP address. Using BOOTP or DHCP causes the system to attempt to contact a server of the appropriate type to obtain IP configuration information. Using INFORM sets the IP address locally, but initiates a DHCP request to obtain additional IP configuration information (DNS servers, default gateway, etc.). Using MANUAL indicates that all IP configuration information is set locally.
-
setverbose
level
Turns on logging if
level
is 1, or turns off logging iflevel
is 0.- waitall
Set the configurations of all network interfaces according ...
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