Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:38:35 -0600 From: John E Hein <jhein@timing.com> To: bsenthil <bsenthil@adventnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: get/set ifconfig entries through by programmatically Message-ID: <18016.44539.641157.324860@gromit.timing.com> In-Reply-To: <46607E95.4030409@adventnet.com> References: <46607E95.4030409@adventnet.com>
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bsenthil wrote at 01:46 +0530 on Jun 2, 2007:
> Is it possible to get/set ifconfig entries through by programmatically.
> If yes, please send me the code snippet ...
>
> I am trying to get/set ipaddress by executing the command "ifconfig" .
- use SIOCAIFADDR ioctl; man netintro(4)
- see source code in /usr/src/sbin/ifconfig
- the hacky approach using system(3): system("ifconfig fxp0 1.2.3.4/24");
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