sys-apps/net-tools <=1.60 would be nice to have and example section in the manual for ifconfig. to show static and dinamic configuration of the interface. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: man ifconfig Actual Results: EXAMPLE section not exist Expected Results: additional section near the bottom of the man page: EXAMPLE To activate interface with a static IP use ifconfig [device] [my.static.ip.addr] netmask [my.net.work.mask] up route add default gw [gate.way.ip.number] ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.5 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add default gw 192.168.0.1 To activate an interface with a dynamic IP use ifconfig eth0 up [dhcp client] eth0 Since the ifconfig is the first command to see the network interface status, it would be logical to read the man for it, in case of any problems, and an example would provide quick reference on the spot to get the interface up and running.
My guess is this request would best be dealt with upstream. You might want to investigate http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:Net-tools to see who to contact...
(In reply to comment #1) > My guess is this request would best be dealt with upstream. You might want to > investigate http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:Net-tools to see who to > contact... > thank you for the suggestion here is a link to follow up. Feature Request #4612 https://developer.berlios.de/feature/index.php?func=detailfeature&feature_id=4612&group_id=4537
