A software interface between the transport protocol (layers 3 and 4) and the data link protocol (layers 1 and 2) in the protocol stack. The interface provides a protocol manager that accepts requests ...
Unix sysadmins routinely use the “ifconfig -a” command to list network parameters associated with their systems. In particular, they use this command to determine the IP address, netmask and broadcast ...
The ifconfig command can tell you a lot about your Unix server’s connection to your network and the role it’s playing in both generating and receiving network traffic. The newer ip command does much ...
Hands-on with the Pktmon network monitor Compared to a network monitor with a graphical user interface, the command-line interface of Pktmon takes a bit more time to get used to it. Before you can ...
Erik Eckel explains how to use three common commands to find networking issues and troubleshoot them. The Mac’s Systems Preferences Network applet enables configuring network settings, while the ...
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