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CONFIGNETIF(1M)						       CONFIGNETIF(1M)

NAME
     configNetIf - configure the network interfaces

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sysadm/privbin/configNetIf [-i <interface>] [-p] [-h <hostname>] [-a
     <IP address>] [-m <netmask>] [-r <metric>] [-d on|off] [-n] [up|down]

DESCRIPTION
     configNetIf configures the network interfaces on the system. This command
     not only updates the given network interface, but also updates relevant
     system files. This command is used by the Set Up and Start Networking and
     Turn Off Networking tasks.

OPTIONS
     -i <interface>
	  The network interface ( ec0, ec1, ... ). This should be a valid
	  interface name on the system. For a list of all the network
	  interfaces on the system, use, netstat -i. configNetIf quits with a
	  non-zero error number if the given <interface> name is invalid. lo0
	  is not a valid interface.

     -p	  Primary interface. configNetIf allows operations on the primary
	  interface if the <interface> is not passed in. If the command is
	  invoked with both the arguments, it sets the current <interface> to
	  be the primary interface. By default, if no <interface> name or -p
	  options are passed in, then, configNetIf assumes the primary
	  interface.

     -h <hostname>
	  The hostname. configNetIf configures the given network interface
	  with the passed in <hostname>, after validating the name. If the
	  interface is the primary interface, it updates the /etc/sys_id file
	  along with updating the /etc/hosts database.

     -a <IP address>
	  The IP address. configNetIf configures the given network interface
	  with the passed in <IP address>, after validating the address. If
	  the interface is the primary interface, it updates nvram netaddr,
	  along with updating the /etc/hosts database.

     -m <netmask>
	  The Sub netmask. configNetIf configures the given network interface
	  with the passed in <netmask>, after validating the netmask. For more
	  information on the netmask, see ifconfig(1M).

     -r <metric>
	  The Routing Metric. Set the interface routing metric to <metric>.
	  The default is 0.

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CONFIGNETIF(1M)						       CONFIGNETIF(1M)

     -d on|off
	  Let the DHCP client configure this interface.	 If not specified,
	  default is off.

     -n	  Restart the network after making the changes.	 This has the effect
	  of killing any applications with files open on a network file system
	  or current working directories in network file system.  If this
	  switch is not used, the system will not be fully configured until
	  the network is restarted (such as with a reboot).

     up|down
	  The network interface state. Currently, if no interface is
	  specified, the command turns on or off the system networking state (
	  chkconfig(1M) ).

FILES
     /etc/hosts			      The local hosts database.
     /etc/config/network	      The network configuration file.
     /etc/sys_id		      The hostname.
     /var/yp/ypdomain		      The domain name.
     /etc/config/netif.options	      The network interface definitions file.
     /etc/config/ifconfig-*.options   The network interface configurations
				      file.
     /etc/init.d/network	      The network script that is executed at
				      the end of a successful run of the
				      command.
     /etc/config/network	      The network configuration file

SEE ALSO
     sysmgr(1M)			      The System Manager
     NetIfManager(1M)		      The Network Interface Manager

     runpriv(1M), ifconfig(1M), netstat(1), chkconfig(1M),
     network(1M), nvram(1M), hosts(4)

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