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refentrytitle>network-admin</
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refmiscinfo class="date">6 Nov 2006</
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refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</
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refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</
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refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</
refmiscinfo>
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refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</
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indexterm><
primary>network-admin</
primary></
indexterm>
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indexterm><
primary>Basic administration of network interfaces.</
primary></
indexterm>
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refnamediv id="network-admin-1-name">
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refname>network-admin</
refname>
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refpurpose>Basic administration of network interfaces.</
refpurpose>
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refsynopsisdiv id="network-admin-1-synp">
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arg choice="opt"><
option>-configure=<
replaceable>INTERFACE</
replaceable></
option></
arg>
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arg choice="opt"><
option>-configure-type=<
replaceable>TYPE</
replaceable></
option></
arg>
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arg><
option role="nodash"><
replaceable>gnome-std-options</
replaceable></
option></
arg>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-desc">
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para><
command>&cmd;</
command> enumerates the interfaces available to the user and provides a mechanism for configuring these interfaces as static-IP or DHCP. It's also possible to select which interfaces should be enabled on boot.</
para>
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para><
command>&cmd;</
command> also allows you configure the systems hostname, DNS options and hosts using the user interface.</
para>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-opts">
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para>The following options are supported:</
para>
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variablelist termlength="wide">
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term><
option>c, --configure=<
replaceable>INTERFACE</
replaceable></
option></
term>
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para>Configure a specific network interface (
e.g. ath0 or bge0).</
para>
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term><
option>t, --configure-type=<
replaceable>TYPE</
replaceable></
option></
term>
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para>Configure the first network interface of a specific type (
e.g. ethernet or wireless).</
para>
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term><
option role="nodash"><
replaceable>gnome-std-options</
replaceable></
option></
term>
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para>Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See <
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry> for more information.</
para>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-exam">
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title>Running the main application.</
title>
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para><
screen>example% <
userinput>&cmd;</
userinput></
screen></
para>
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title>Configuring the ath0 network interface.</
title>
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para><
screen>example% <
userinput>&cmd; --configure=ath0</
userinput></
screen></
para>
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title>Configuring the first ethernet interface.</
title>
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para><
screen>example% <
userinput>&cmd; --configure-type=ethernet</
userinput></
screen></
para>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-exit"><
title>&exit-tt;</
title>
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para>The following exit values are returned:</
para>
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variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">
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term><
returnvalue>0</
returnvalue></
term>
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listitem><
para>Application exited successfully</
para></
listitem>
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term><
returnvalue>>0</
returnvalue></
term>
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listitem><
para>Application exited with failure</
para></
listitem>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-file">
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para>The following files are used by this application:</
para>
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variablelist termlength="wide">
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para>Executable for network interface configuration.</
para>
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para>Storage location for network configuration files when not active on boot.</
para>
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para>Backup directory for files that are modified.</
para>
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para>Where "Location" profiles are stored.</
para>
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para>Debug logs can be found under here.</
para>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-attr">
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para>See <
olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>attributes</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry></
olink> for descriptions of the following attributes:</
para>
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tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"><
colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
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colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
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entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</
entry>
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entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</
entry>
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entry><
para>Availability</
para></
entry>
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entry colname="COLSPEC0"><
para>Interface stability</
para></
entry>
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entry colname="COLSPEC1"><
para>Uncommitted</
para></
entry>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-also">
10139N/A <!--Reference to another man page--> 10139N/A <!--Reference to a Help manual--> 10139N/A <
para>Latest version of the <
citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</
citetitle> for your platform.</
para>
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>users-admin</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
10139N/A<
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>shares-admin</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>services-admin</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>time-admin</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
10139N/A<
citerefentry><
refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>ifconfig</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>1M</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>hosts</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>4</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>
nsswitch.conf</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>4</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>
resolv.conf</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>4</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>,
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citerefentry><
refentrytitle>attributes</
refentrytitle><
manvolnum>5</
manvolnum></
citerefentry>
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refsect1 id="network-admin-1-note"><
title>¬e-tt;</
title>
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para>This tool can only be used to manage physical network devices as returned by the "dladm show-dev" command, it does not support configuration of more complex configurations.</
para>
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para>There is currently no support for enterprise name services such as
YP/
NIS, NIS+ or LDAP. There is also no support for anything but the global zone.</
para>
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para>Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.</
para>