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Option Description
-d Assigned domain name
-dns1 Primary DNS server IP address
-dns2 Secondary DNS IP address
-dns3 Tertiary DNS server IP address
ifconfig command
Syntax
ifconfig eth0 [options]
ifconfig ppp [options]
eth0 options:
-state interface_state
-c config_method
-i static_ip_address
-g gateway_address
-s subnet_mask
-n hostname
-r data_rate
-d duplex_mode
-m max_transmission_unit
-l locally_administered_MAC
ppp options:
-state enabled/disabled - interface status
-i ip_addr - IP address
-ri ip_addr - remote IP address
-s ip addr - subnet mask
-a pap|chap|cthenp - authentication method
Note: The ifconfig ppp command is not available for the Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine.
Description
Use the ifconfig command to configure the Ethernet interface. Type ifconfig eth0
to display the current Ethernet interface configuration. To change the Ethernet
interface configuration, type the options, followed by the values. To change the
interface configuration, you must have at least Adapter Networking and Security
Configuration authority.
The following table shows the arguments for the options.
Option Description Values
-state Interface state disabled, enabled
-c Configuration method dhcp, static, dthens (dthens corresponds to the “try
dhcp server, if it fails use static config” option on the
Web interface)
-i Static IP address Valid IP address format
-g Gateway address Valid IP address format
-s Subnet mask Valid IP address format
-n Host name String of up to 63 characters. Can include letters,
digits, periods, underscores, and hyphens.
-r Data rate 10, 100, auto
-d Duplex mode full, half, auto
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