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'''ifconfig''' is a [[Linux]] command to review network configuration options and must be run through the "[[Terminal Activity]]". |
'''ifconfig''' is a [[Linux]] command to review network configuration options and must be run through the "[[Terminal Activity]]". |
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</imagemap>ifconfig is a Linux command to review network configuration options and must be run through the "Terminal Activity".
ifconfig for Wireless eth0
At a Terminal Activity command prompt, enter
/sbin/ifconfig -a eth0
MAC Address
The MAC Address is listed as HWaddr in the first line.
/sbin/ifconfig -a eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:17:C4:05:24:24 inet addr:192.168.1.107 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::217:c4ff:fe05:2424/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:1597 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:747 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:260962 (254.8 KiB) TX bytes:110450 (107.8 KiB)
IP Address
If your XO is connected to a wireless network, the IP address is listed on the second line as inet addr:
/sbin/ifconfig -a eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:17:C4:05:24:24 inet addr:192.168.1.107 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::217:c4ff:fe05:2424/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:1597 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:747 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:260962 (254.8 KiB) TX bytes:110450 (107.8 KiB)