From: mm@dorfdsl.de   
      
   On 15.01.2026 12:09 The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
      
   > On 15/01/2026 03:14, rbowman wrote:   
   > > He asked if   
   > > there was something like 'ipconfig'.  I'm glad he didn't ask why   
   > > it's 'ifconfig'. That's been screwing me up for years.   
   >   
   > Because interfaces can be used by other protocols than IP?   
      
   ifconfig supports setting other settings like irq, mtu, promiscuous   
   mode, media type. Although, I have not seen other settings for other   
   ethernet (or other media) protocols there.   
      
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