TCP/IP and Linux
In a Nutshell - CIW Course Section 3, Part A1, Chapter 4
Configuration Tools
There are a number of tools available in Linux for making TCP/IP configuration changes. Some are common to all flavours of Linux while others are proprietary.
| TCP/IP Configuration Tools | |
|---|---|
| ifconfig | Used to make temporary changes to the settings of a network card |
| linuxconf | makes permanent changes to a number of network card settings |
| dmesg | Reports details of all network cards configureson the system |
Permanent changes may be made by editing the rc.d shell script in the ifconfig Run Conditions Directory.
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
This directory is specific to the eth0 network card. There may be several network cards available on the system.
| Flavour Specific Utilities | |
|---|---|
| yast | Gesellschaft fRr Software und Systementwicklung MBH (SuSE) Linux |
| DrakeConf | Mandrake Linux |
| netcfg | Unix System V |
Just like this page, the chapter in the course is brief and, in addition to the above, includes a few screen-shots of the configuration utilities.
I don't have a Linux system at my disposal, so cannot physically work through this, or include any screen-shots of my own.