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I guess in Linux ifconfig is deprecated in favor of iproute2.

• ghshephard 15y ago
  Another advantage to OpenBSD - For at least the last 10 years, configuring a network interface has been done through ifconfig. I'm willing to wager that 10 years from now - configuring an interface will still be done through ifconfig.
• sigzero 15y ago
  Really? No Linux SA that I know...and I know a lot...is using iproute2 over ifconfig.
  • CrLf 15y ago
    The "ip" command has been the preferred way to configure network interfaces in Linux for a few years now. Most functionality isn't available through "ifconfig" at all.
• wazoox 15y ago
  It's a mistake IMO for old hats like myself. After 20 years using ifconfig, it's almost impossible to get used to some new, linux-only tool (even though it may be better).
• adestefan 15y ago
  It's pretty rare that you actually need to use ifconfig/ip directly in Linux. For every distribution that I know of there's a specific way to setup network interfaces (e.g. /etc/network/interfaces, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*, etc.)