User Commands                                    network-admin(1)



NAME
     network-admin - Basic administration of network interfaces.

SYNOPSIS
     network-admin     [--configure=INTERFACE]      [--configure-
     type=TYPE] [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION
     network-admin enumerates the  interfaces  available  to  the
     user  and  provides a mechanism for configuring these inter-
     faces as static-IP or DHCP. It's  also  possible  to  select
     which interfaces should be enabled on boot.

     network-admin also allows you configure  the  systems  host-
     name, DNS options and hosts using the user interface.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -c, --configure=INTERFACE       Configure a specific network
                                     interface   (e.g.   ath0  or
                                     bge0).



     -t, --configure-type=TYPE       Configure the first  network
                                     interface of a specific type
                                     (e.g. ethernet or wireless).



     gnome-std-options               Standard  options  available
                                     for   use  with  most  GNOME
                                     applications.   See   gnome-
                                     std-options(5)    for   more
                                     information.



EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Running the main application.

     example% network-admin

     Example 2: Configuring the ath0 network interface.

     example% network-admin --configure=ath0

     Example 3: Configuring the first ethernet interface.

     example% network-admin --configure-type=ethernet




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EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0        Application exited successfully



     >0       Application exited with failure



FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/bin/network-admin          Executable    for    network
                                     interface configuration.



     /etc/inet/gnome-system-tools    Storage location for network
                                     configuration files when not
                                     active on boot.



     /var/spool/setup-tool-backends/backup/network
                                     Backup directory  for  files
                                     that are modified.



     /var/spool/setup-tool-backends/data/network
                                     Where  "Location"   profiles
                                     are stored.



     /var/run/setup-tool-backends/debug/network
                                     Debug  logs  can  be   found
                                     under here.



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:









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           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWgnome-system-tools      
    
     Interface stability          Uncommitted                 
    


SEE ALSO
     Latest version of the GNOME  Desktop  User  Guide  for  your
     platform.

     users-admin(1),  shares-admin(1),  services-admin(1),  time-
     admin(1),   gnome-std-options(5),   ifconfig(1M),  hosts(4),
     nsswitch.conf(4), resolv.conf(4), attributes(5)

NOTES
     This tool can only be used to manage physical  network  dev-
     ices  as  returned  by the "dladm show-dev" command, it does
     not support configuration of more complex configurations.

     There is currently no support for enterprise  name  services
     such  as  YP/NIS, NIS] or LDAP. There is also no support for
     anything but the global zone.

     Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.




























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