What command allows you to configure and view the TCP/IP parameters...?

Question

What command allows you to configure and view the TCP/IP parameters for a network interface on a Linux Operating System?

Answer 1

ifconfig lets you see and set tcp/ip parameters.

iwconfig lets you see and set wireless parameters.

netconfig gives you a console gui to help set up parameters

lspci lets you see what network hardware you have

ip lets you see options related to your ip address

dhcp gives you access to your dhcp client

route gives you routing information, including your gateway as ifconfig won't tell you what your gateway is

Answer 2

ip



manpage titles:

ip - show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels

ifconfig - configure a network interface



ip has more options than ifconfig, and seems to be preferred for setting ipv6 parameters



iptables and ip6tables can be used to change tcp parameters on particular packets, e.g. set the TOS parameters on traffic to a particular port

Answer 3

Which Linux operating system are you using? If using Ubuntu you can configure static setting by editing the following location:



/etc/network/interfaces



Use vi or preferred editor to do so.



To view settings run ifconfig.

Answer 4

ifconfig