Linux command: Ifconfig

ifconfig is a command that is used to display or configure network devices in a Linux system.

Ifconfig English full Name: Network interfaces configuring (Web interface Configuration)

Under the Windows system, you need to use DOS command ipconfig to display the IP address information command ipconfig English full name: Internet Protocol Configuring (IP address configuration)

= = = " Ip:internet Protocol (Interconnection protocol between networks)

Enter the Ifconfig command under Linux to see the following information

Description

　　eth0 represents the first NIC,

• 　　Link encap(connection type): Ethernet (Ethernet)
• HWaddr(Physical address of the network card) For example, the physical address (MAC address) of the network card is: fa:16:3e:29:3c:92
• 　　inet addr (IP address of the network card),Bcast (broadcast address), Mask (mask address).
• up (for Nic on)RUNNING(network cable on behalf of the NIC is connected)multicast(support multicast)MTU: 1500 (Maximum transmission Unit): 1500 bytes

Lo represents the loopback address of the host.

　　

Linux command: Ifconfig