AIX 5L Problem Determination - IBM Redbooks

8.5.3 The ifconfig command
The ifconfig command configures or displays network interface parameters for
a network using TCP/IP. The command has the following syntax:
ifconfig Interface [ AddressFamily [ Address [ DestinationAddress ] ]
[ Parameters... ] ]
The most commonly used flags are provided in Table 8-3.
Table 8-3 Commonly used flags of the ifconfig command
Flag Description
AddressFamily Specifies which network address family to change.
Parameters alias Establishes an additional network address for the
interface.
8.5.4 The iptrace command
delete Removes the specified network address.
detach Removes an interface from the network interface
list.
down Marks an interface as inactive (down), which keeps
the system from trying to transmit messages
through that interface.
netmask Mask Specifies how much of the address to reserve for
subdividing networks into subnetworks.
up Marks an interface as active (up). This parameter
is used automatically when setting the first address
for an interface.
Address Specifies the network address for the network interface.
The syntax of the iptrace command is:
iptrace [ -a ] [ -e ] [ -PProtocol ] [ -iInterface ] [ -pPort ]
[ -sHost [ -b ] ] [ -dHost [ -b ] ] LogFile
Some useful iptrace flags are provided in Table 8-4.
Table 8-4 Commonly used flags of the iptrace command
Flags Description
-a Suppresses ARP packets
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