.TH IFCONFIG 8
.SH NAME
ifconfig \- configure a TCP/IP device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ifconfig
.RB [ \-I
.IR ip-device ]
.RB [ \-h
.IR ipaddr ]
.RB [ \-n
.IR netmask ]
.RB [ \-iv ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Ifconfig
initializes a TCP/IP device setting the IP address and/or netmask.  It will
report the address and netmask set.  This command may be used if the system
has not been configured properly yet.  It is only used at boot time to set a
fixed address for a system without a physical ethernet.  Normally the
.B inet
task will find it out by itself from the RARP server.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-h
The decimal TCP/IP address to set.
.TP
.B \-n
The netmask to set.
.TP
.B \-i
Don't set the IP address or netmask if already set.  This way ifconfig cannot
interfere if the numbers have been found out by RARP.
.TP
.B \-v
Report IP address and netmask.  This is the default action if there are no
other options.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR hostaddr (1),
.BR rarpd (8),
.BR netdefault (8),
.BR boot (8).
.SH AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)