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    Ip (Linux Cli Tool)

    Common Commands

    The following examples will use the following:
    IPv4: 192.168.1.0/24
    aka
    IPv4: 192.168.1.0 Subnet: 255.255.255.0
    Usable Host IPv4 Range: 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254
    Broadcast: 192.168.1.255

    IPv6 0:0:0:0:0:::0/64
    Full IP Address: 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000
    Total IP Addresses: 18,446,744,073,709,551,616
    Network: 0000:0000:0000:0000::
    IP Range: 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 - 0000:0000:0000:0000:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff

    Device Name: eth0

    Check route to see how networking is connecting

    ip route get 1.1.1.1

    Show all network interfaces (ethernet/wifi)

    ip a

    Show running interfaces

    ip link ls up

    Flush (delete) the IP address from the interface

    ip -s -s a f to 192.168.1.0/24

    Set device to up (turn on)

    ip link set dev eth0 up

    Set device to down (turn off)

    ip link set dev eth0 down

    assign ip to device/interface

    ip a add 192.168.1.2/24 dev eth0

    add route to ip

    ip route add 192.168.1.2/24 via 192.168.1.0