ifup

Langue: en

Version: 66107 (mandriva - 22/10/07)

Section: 8 (Commandes administrateur)

NAME

ifup - Starts a network interface.

SYNTAX

ifup device

DESCRIPTION

This program starts a network interface. It is called from the system "network" init script or may be called directly. It uses configuration files located in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.

OPTIONS

There is only one option.

device

Name of the network device. This is a required option. Examples are eth0, usb0, eth0:2, lo, ppp1.

FILES

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/*
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/sysconfig/resolv.conf

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

All environment variables are set in the config files.

EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

ifup eth0

SEE ALSO

ifdown(8) ifcfg(5)