On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 11:30:54AM +0200, Krishnendu Sadhukhan wrote: > Well, I am coding in C, so ifconfig won't be that convenient. I am > rather looking for some kind of system data file, like /etc/path_to_inst > in Solaris. > > Does RedHat provide this kind of data file so that programs can make > use of them easily ? Generally, an interface is configured at network startup time, and tools such as 'ifconfig' query the driver interface for information. How the information is stored and presented to ifconfig is distribution-dependent-- e.g., RedHat uses files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, and data from these files is parsed and used in the network startup script in /etc/rc.d/init.d (and links to the startup level directories). You know, it *is* Open Source--just grab a copy of 'ifconfig' and take a look at it. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat ignatz@xxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
