[Novalug] Aaarrrghghgh! : ifconfig (was networking...) (Peter Larsen)

John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com
Thu Nov 24 15:59:06 EST 2016


I will check that out -- thanks.

On Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:55:22 -0500,
Walt Smith wrote:
> 
> previously on "Killer Command":
> 
> OK, how do you get ip
>  addr show to give you the stats that  ifconfig
>  always gives such as rx and tx packets and
>  bytes?  I do use ip route
>  as well as some
>  other ip commands, but the old commands are fine as
>  well.
>  
> next episode:
> 
> 
> example for list purposes:
> If I'm a knoobee, and I am knoobee with "ip",
> .... and I have no clue what a
> "link" is, or a few other things ....
> here's what I might ( and do ) try :
> 
> -----------------------
> 
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ man ip
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip eth0 show -s
> Object "eth0" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s show 
> Object "show" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s show  eth0
> Object "show" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s 192.168.1.15 show 
> Object "192.168.1.15" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s 192.168.1.15 show wlan3 
> Object "192.168.1.15" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s  show wlan3 
> Object "show" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s wlan3 show 
> Object "wlan3" is unknown, try "ip help".
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip link show 
> 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
>     link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
> 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN qlen 1000
>     link/ether 00:0c:f1:8b:df:79 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> 3: wlan3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN qlen 1000
>     link/ether 00:1c:df:0d:1f:4b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> 42: ppp0: <POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN qlen 3
>     link/ppp 
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ ip -s link show 
> 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
>     link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
>     RX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped overrun mcast   
>     665335     5214     0       0       0       0      
>     TX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped carrier collsns 
>     665335     5214     0       0       0       0      
> 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN qlen 1000
>     link/ether 00:0c:f1:8b:df:79 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>     RX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped overrun mcast   
>     427856     2862     0       0       0       0      
>     TX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped carrier collsns 
>     811898     2785     0       0       0       0      
> 3: wlan3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN qlen 1000
>     link/ether 00:1c:df:0d:1f:4b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>     RX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped overrun mcast   
>     629330     4952     0       0       0       0      
>     TX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped carrier collsns 
>     68849      308      0       0       0       0      
> 42: ppp0: <POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN qlen 3
>     link/ppp 
>     RX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped overrun mcast   
>     1760924    2233     9       0       0       0      
>     TX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped carrier collsns 
>     252128     2401     0       0       0       0      
> [waltech@core-bltm-69-72-61-133 ~]$ 
> 
> 
> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 11/24/16, John Covici <covici@ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> 
>  Subject: Re: [Novalug] Aaarrrghghgh! : ifconfig (was networking...) (Peter Larsen)
>  To: "Walt Smith" <waltechmail@yahoo.com>
>  Cc: "novalug" <novalug@firemountain.net>
>  Date: Thursday, November 24, 2016, 2:31 PM
>  
>  
>  > HI,
>  > 
>  > I found #ip just a
>  few years ago-- it was 
>  > probably a
>  mention on this list.  I still
>  > use the
>  old commands.
>  > 
>  > 1.
>  Peter is right-- when I first looked at
>  >
>  the man page, I went screaming around !!!
>  > What a load of crap !!  I'm gonna use
>  THIS ???
>  > ( see below before judgement
>  )
>  > 
>  > 1.5 I liked
>  Peters explanation of use.
>  > 
>  > 2. If it replaces the other utils, it
>  just
>  > means I have to do a lot more
>  typing - but
>  > especially trying to
>  memorize everything !!!
>  > 
>  > 2.5  Man pages for route, ifconfig,
>  netstat
>  > are SO much shorter and easier
>  to remember.
>  > Piecemeal is like dance
>  steps !!
>  > 
>  > 3. Right
>  now I continue to use route, ifconfig,
>  >
>  netstat . . . 
>  > 
>  > 4.
>  What happened to the *nix philosophy ?
>  >
>  You know what I mean !!
>  > 
>  > 5. Ok, what is the reason ?  not
>  rhetorical !!
>  > I can see - perhaps - if
>  the command options were
>  > in some ways
>  "standardized", it might make some
>  > wee sense.  Are they ?  But I'm
>  really short
>  > sighted here.      help
>  !!
>  > 
>  > 6. I am forced
>  to accept it.  Over time  - - - 
>  >
>  Someone must think it really is for the good 
>  > of all!
>  > 
>  > thx,
>  > 
>  > Walt...........
>  >
>  
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