NAME

lanconfig − configure network interface parameters

SYNOPSIS

lanconfig interface [ether|-ether] [ieee|-ieee] [snap8023|-snap8023] [rif|-rif]

DESCRIPTION

The lanconfig command displays or configures the network interface protocol.  It must be used at boot time to configure each interface present on a machine.  It can also be used at a later time to redefine an interface protocol configuration. 

interface is the name of an interface in the form nameunit, such as lan0. 

Options

lanconfig recognizes the following options:

(none) Display the current configuration for interface.

ieee Enable the IEEE 802.3 protocol over the network interface. 

−ieee Disable the IEEE 802.3 protocol over the network interface. 

ether Enable the Ethernet protocol and ARP over the network interface. 

−ether Disable the Ethernet protocol and ARP over the network interface. 

snap8023 Enable SNAP encapsulation and ARP within the 802.3 protocol for the network interface. 

−snap8023
Disable SNAP encapsulation and ARP within the 802.3 protocol for the network interface.

rif Enable the Source Routing protocol over an 802.5 network interface.  This is the default. 

−rif Disable the Source Routing protocol over an 802.5 network interface. 

You must have appropriate privileges to modify the configuration of a network interface. 

DIAGNOSTICS

Messages indicate the specified interface does not exist, the requested parameter value is unknown, or the user is not privileged and tried to alter an interface’s configuration. 

WARNINGS

If no protocol encapsulation method is enabled, the lan driver cannot send packets over that interface and any subsequent send() fails, returning the error [ENETUNREACH]. 

SEE ALSO

netstat(1), ifconfig(1m), hosts(4), routing(7). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996