Comparison Map: ifconfig and ipadm Commands - Connecting Systems Using Fixed Network Configuration in Oracle Solaris 11.1

Appendix A

Comparison Map: `ifconfig` and `ipadm` Commands

The ipadm command has replaced the ifconfig command for the purpose of configuring network interfaces. Although the ifconfig command is still functional in Oracle Solaris 11, the ipadm command is the preferred tool for networking configuration. However, some ifconfig options do not have equivalent in ipadm subcommands. The following table lists selected command options of the ifconfig command and their equivalents in the ipadm command.

Note - The table does not provide a comprehensive list of ipadm options. For a full list, see theipadm(1M) man page.

Table A-1 Syntax Mapping Between the ifconfig and ipadm Commands

`ifconfig` Command	`ipadm` Command
`plumb/unplumb`	`ipadm create-ip` `ipadm create-vni` `ipadm create-ipmp` `ipadm enable-addr` `ipadm delete-ip` `ipadm delete-vni` `ipadm delete-ipmp` `ipadm disable-addr`
`[address[/prefix-length] [dest-address]] [addif address[prefix-length]] [removeif address[prefix-length]][netmask mask][destination dest-address]{auto-dhcp\|dhcp}[primary][wait seconds]extend \| release \| start`	`ipadm create-addr` `ipadm create-addr -T dhcp` `ipadm create-addr -T addrconf` `ipadm delete-addr` `ipadm refresh-addr`
`[deprecated \| -deprecated] [preferred \| -preferred] [private \| -private] [zone zonename \| -zones \| -all-zones][xmit \| -xmit]`	`ipadm set-addprop` `ipadm reset-addprop` `ipadm show-addprop`
`up`	`ipadm up-addr`
`down`	`ipadm down-addr`
`[metric n] [mtu n] [nud \| -nud] [arp \| -arp] [usesrc [name \| none] [router \| -router]`	`ipadm set-ifprop` `ipadm show-ifprop` `ipadm reset-ifprop`
`[ipmp] [group [name \| ""]] standby \| -standby] [failover \| -failover]`	`ipadm create-ipmp` `ipadm delete-ipmp` `ipadm add-ipmp` `ipadm remove-ipmp` `ipadm set-ifprop -p [standby] [group]`
`[interface] [-a]`	`ipadm` `ipadm show-if` `ipadm show-addr`
`[tdst tunnel-dest-addr] [tsrc tunnel-srcs-addr] [encaplimit n\| -encaplimit] [thoplimit n]`	`dladm -iptun` set of commands. For more details, see the `dladm`(1M) man page and Tunnel Configuration and Administration With the dladm Command in Configuring and Administering Oracle Solaris 11.1 Networks*.
`[auth_algs authentication algorithm] [encr_algs encryption algorithm] [encr_auth_algs encryption authentication algorithm]`	`ipsecconf` For details, see the `ipsecconf`(1M) man page and Chapter 7, Configuring IPsec (Tasks), in Securing the Network in Oracle Solaris 11.1.
`[auth_revarp] [ether [address]] [index if-index] [subnet subnet-address] [broadcast broadcast-address] [token address/prefix-length]` DHCP options – `inform, ping, release, status, drop`	Equivalent subcommands currently unavailable.
`modlist] [modinsert mod_name@pos] [modremove mod_name@pos]`	Equivalent subcommands currently unavailable.

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