IFTAB(5)IFTAB(5)NAME
iftab - network interface configuration file
SYNOPSIS
etcftab
DESCRIPTION
/etc/rc.net reads etciftab to determine what configuration commands are
to be applied to the machine's network interfaces. Each line in
etciftab is a rule that begins with an interface pattern, followed by a
protocol/address family and then by a set of parameters passed either
to etcifconfig, or to the command line for execution. Each interface
present on the machine will be matched against the interface patterns
in this file and the first one found for each unique protocol/address
familiy will be executed.
The interface name can use asterisks (*) to match any substring. The
protocoladdress family can be any string. The rest of the line will be
passed to etcifconfig unless it is preceeded by an exclamation point
(!). An excalmation point indicates that the rest of line will be
executed as a command, and the variable $if refers to the interface
name to be configured.
An interface name of ``-1-'' will match the primary interface.
An argument string of ``-HOSTCONFIG-'' will redirect /etc/rc.net to get
the network configuration from the /etc/hostconfig file.
To disable an interface, enter a line with the name of the interface
and an action of ``!false'' (or any command that is a no-op).
SEE ALSOhostconfig(8), ifconfig(8C), rc(8)NeXT Computer, Inc. September 9, 1994 IFTAB(5)