On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 01:19:31PM -0400, Nick Guenther wrote:
> I think you're looking for ifconfig(8). Wait, doesn't linux have
> ifconfig? What's ip for?
ip is from the iproute2 package. From the lartc.org manual, ``Why
iproute2?''[1]:
Most Linux distributions, and most UNIX's, currently use the
venerable arp, ifconfig and route commands. While these tools work,
they show some unexpected behaviour under Linux 2.2 and up. For
example, GRE tunnels are an integral part of routing these days, but
require completely different tools.
With iproute2, tunnels are an integral part of the tool set.
[1] http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.iproute2.html
