Below is a short comparison of the commands provided by the net-tools V/s iproute package. Basically we will be comparing the commands ifconfig V/s ip.
| NET-TOOLS COMMANDS | IPROUTE COMMANDS |
|---|---|
| arp -a | ip neigh |
| arp -v | ip -s neigh |
| arp -s 192.168.1.1 1:2:3:4:5:6 | ip neigh add 192.168.1.1 lladdr 1:2:3:4:5:6 dev eth1 |
| arp -i eth1 -d 192.168.1.1 | ip neigh del 192.168.1.1 dev eth1 |
| ifconfig -a | ip addr |
| ifconfig eth0 down | ip link set eth0 down |
| ifconfig eth0 up | ip link set eth0 up |
| ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 | ip addr add 192.168.1.1/24 dev eth0 |
| ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0 | ip addr add 192.168.1.1/24 dev eth0 |
| ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000 | ip link set eth0 mtu 9000 |
| ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.1.2 | ip addr add 192.168.1.2/24 dev eth0 |
| netstat | ss |
| netstat -neopa | ss -neopa |
| netstat -g | ip maddr |
| route | ip route |
| route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0 i | ip route add 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 |
| route add default gw 192.168.1.1 | ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 |
ip Command Examples to Manage Networking in Linux
‘ip’ Command cheat sheet (Command Line Reference)
‘ip’ Command cheat sheet (Command Line Reference)