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 ...
Linux provides two very useful tools for diagnosing network troubles: arp and ip neigh. $ arp Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface fruitfly ether 7c:67:a2:cf:9f:ef CM enp0s25 Comtrend.Home ether ...
The Mac’s Systems Preferences Network applet enables configuring network settings, while the Network Utility (found within Applications\Utilities) provides a graphical interface for troubleshooting ...