USRobotics NETServer/8 - Manual (Page 140)

9-6 Administrative Tools
Ifconfig
This command displays the current (active) configuration of an
interface. Note that the configuration of a serial port is only
displayed when there is an established point-to-point connec-
tion using that serial port. That is, an established connection
with S1 would show up as ptp1 (point-to-point connection 1)
Ifconfig also lets you reconfigure the NETServer interfaces while
they are active. Note that this affects configuration for the
currently active connection only. When the connection is
terminated, the port reverts to its normal configuration.
Viewing an Active Interface
To view an interface’s active configuration, use the following
command:
ifconfig <interface>
If you type the command without a specific interface, the active
configuration of all interfaces appears. The first line of the
active configuration contains the name of the interface (net0,
ptp1, and so on), as well as various flags that indicate its status:
IP_Up/Down Indicates whether IP and IPX are being used
IPX_Up/Down by the NETServer on this interface.
Broadcast The interface is connected to a broadcast
network (e.g., Ethernet) rather than a point-to-
point link.
Point_to_Point The interface is part of a PPP or SLIP link.
Suspended The interface is an on-demand dial out link.
However, the connection has been torn down
because there is no current traffic. The logical
connection is maintained to preserve routing
data.
Listen RIP packets are being received through this
interface.
RIPsend RIP is being sent through this interface.
Private No RIP information is being exchanged
through this interface.