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On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:37:35 +0000 |
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Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Hi there, |
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> Could I possibly draw on the combined wisdom of the list to explain |
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> to me the difference between net-tools & iproute2, please? |
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I'd quote wikipedia article, since it really explains what iproute2 is |
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about: |
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iproute2 is intended to replace an entire suite of legacy Unix |
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networking tools that were previously used for the tasks of configuring |
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network interfaces, routing tables, and managing the ARP table. |
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Tools replaceable by iproute2 include the ifconfig and route utilities, |
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as well as the arp command and various commands related to creating IP |
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tunnels. |
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iproute2 unifies the syntax for these various commands, which |
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evolved over many years of Unix development. The iproute2 syntax is |
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much simpler and more consistent for all of the functions that it |
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provides, and imitates the syntax of Cisco's IOS operating system. |
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I find it to be true, especially the syntax part - you never ever have |
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to go to manpage with iproute2 if you've grasped it once. |
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> I have this idea that I read a while back that ifconfig is |
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> old-fangled &/or depreciated and that there's a more modern tool for |
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> the job. |
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> So am I right in this understanding? |
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> Does iproute2 equal ifconfig-TNG? |
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That's not universal truth, too. |
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BSD ifconfig is much more powerful than one, shipped with linux |
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distributions, so there's not much need for iproute2, althrough I hate |
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it's syntax. |
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Still, on linux, it's more of a fact. |
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> So should I just forget about ifconfig & learn iproute2? |
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Yes. |
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> Does anyone have any hints or a cheatsheet of most-common commands |
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> that I should know before getting my feet wet? |
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Just type 'ip addr' and you see the syntax - it's the same, as in the |
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lines displayed, but if you need something else - just type 'ip addr |
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help', and you'll get everything about 'addr', same for just 'ip help' |
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Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net |
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