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Guide to Unix/Commands/Networking
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ifconfig
Configures a network interface.
Links:
ifconfig, freebsd.org
ifconfig, manpages.ubuntu.com
ifdown
Brings a network interface down. See also #ifup.
Links:
iup, ss64.com
ifup
Brings a network interface up. See also #ifdown.
Links:
iup, ss64.com
ping
Sends ICMP packets to network hosts, mostly to see whether they are up.
Examples:
ping www.wikibooks.org
Links:
ping, freebsd.org
6 ping: Packets to network hosts in GNU Inetutils manual, gnu.org
W:ping (networking utility)