Ifconfig command, Syntax, Description – Lenovo ThinkServer TD200 User Manual

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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]
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

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

-m

MTU

Numeric between 60 and 1500

-l

LAA

MAC address format. Multicast addresses are not
allowed (the first byte must be even).

Example

system> ifconfig eth0
-state enabled
-c dthens
-i 192.168.70.125

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