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to ifconfig

1 9.9

To run a command in a text window to check or change network settings

verb

Specialized

: configurar

You can use ifconfig to check your IP address.

Examples

Did you run ifconfig to see the settings?
He asked me to ifconfig the server after installing the new network card.
Before troubleshooting the connection, try to ifconfig the device to check its IP address.
You should always ifconfig after making changes to the network settings.
Before troubleshooting the connection, try to ifconfig the device to check its IP address.
You should always ifconfig after making changes to the network settings.
He asked me to ifconfig the server after installing the new network card.

Synonyms

to configure

vsto ifconfig

42 5.2

To change the settings of a device like a computer for a specific use

is about checking and setting network interfaces using a system command

to config

vsto ifconfig

Jargon

1 6.2

To change the settings of a program or device

is focused on checking and setting network interfaces via a system command

Surface Forms

ifconfig infinitive

ifconfigured past

ifconfigured past participle

ifconfiging present participle

ifconfigs third person singular

Etymology

Ifconfig used as a verb comes from the same short name: if 'interface' + config 'configuration', so to ifconfig a device is to run that command to 'set' or 'check' its network settings.