netinfo(1Mbnu)

netinfo -- interface to add/list/remove entries in netdrivers file

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/netinfo [-l dev] [-l proto] [-d device] [-p protocol]
/usr/sbin/netinfo [-u -l dev] [-u -l proto]
/usr/sbin/netinfo [-a -d device] [-a -d device -p protocol]
/usr/sbin/netinfo [-r -d device] [-r -p protocol] [-r -d device -p protocol]

Description

The netinfo command gives packages and applications the ability to update the /etc/confnet.d/netdrivers file in a manner that is independent of the netdrivers file format.

Options

netinfo takes the following options:

-l dev: List all of the devices in netdrivers.
-l proto: List all of the protocols currently mapped to devices in netdrivers.
-u -l dev: List all of the devices that are not mapped to any protocol in netdrivers. If no information is returned, all the device(s) in the machine are mapped to an installed protocol.
-u -l proto: List all protocols that are not mapped to any device(s) in netdrivers. If no information is returned, all of the installed protocols are mapped to device(s) that are installed in the machine.
-d device: List the protocols currently configured for the specified device.
-p protocol: List the devices currently configured for the specified protocol.
-a -d device: Add an entry for device to the netdrivers file.
-a -d device -p protocol: Add an entry in the netdrivers file indicating a mapping between device and protocol.
-r -d device: Remove all entries for the specified device from the netdrivers file. This option would be used if you were removing the device from the machine.
-r -p protocol: Remove all entries for the specified protocol from the netdrivers file.
-r -d device -p protocol: Remove the entry mapping for the specified device to protocol from the netdrivers file.

Files

/etc/confnet.d/netdrivers

References

netcfg(1M), netdrivers(4bnu)

Notices

Administrators should not use the netinfo command to update the netdrivers file. Use netcfg(1M) to configure or unconfigure a device or protocol.