10.2 Low level network configuration
The traditional low level network configuration tools on GNU/Linux systems are
the ifconfig
and route
programs which come in the
net-tools
package. These tools have officially been superseded by
ip
which comes in the iproute
package. The
ip
program works with Linux 2.2 and higher and is more capable
than the old tools. However, the old tools still work and are more familiar to
many users.