Linux: Any distro-independent way to change and persist IP settings?
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Are there any distribution-independent mechanisms for tasks like assigning static IP addresses, adding or deleting routes, etc and, then, also be able to persist the changes so made?
AFAIK, each Linux distro (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc) keeps its network settings in different file/dir structures, with maybe even different properties inside. While one can accomplish many things via commands like ifconfig, ip, route, etc from command-line I don't know how to persist/save their changes.
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Are there any distribution-independent mechanisms for tasks like assigning static IP addresses, adding or deleting routes, etc and, then, also be able to persist the changes so made?
AFAIK, each Linux distro (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc) keeps its network settings in different file/dir structures, with maybe even different properties inside. While one can accomplish many things via commands like ifconfig, ip, route, etc from command-line I don't know how to persist/save their changes.
linux ip routing ifconfig
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Are there any distribution-independent mechanisms for tasks like assigning static IP addresses, adding or deleting routes, etc and, then, also be able to persist the changes so made?
AFAIK, each Linux distro (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc) keeps its network settings in different file/dir structures, with maybe even different properties inside. While one can accomplish many things via commands like ifconfig, ip, route, etc from command-line I don't know how to persist/save their changes.
linux ip routing ifconfig
asked May 25 '13 at 4:57
Harry
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Are there any distribution-independent mechanisms for tasks like assigning static IP addresses, adding or deleting routes, etc and, then, also be able to persist the changes so made?
AFAIK, each Linux distro (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc) keeps its network settings in different file/dir structures, with maybe even different properties inside. While one can accomplish many things via commands like ifconfig, ip, route, etc from command-line I don't know how to persist/save their changes.
linux ip routing ifconfig
linux ip routing ifconfig
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Perhaps the most direct way would be to put your configuration in a bash script, then run the script at login.
How you have the script run will be distro-dependent but the script itself can be used on any Linux distro.
answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
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Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
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The netcf library is intended to provide API to configure network interfaces in a distribution-independent way, while still using the network configuration system provided by the distribution. Currently the upstream version of this library has backends for Red Hat, SUSE and Debian network configuration systems; there is also a Windows backend.
In addition to the C API, a command-line tool (ncftool) is available.
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
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I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issuencftool list --allon Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting onlylowhereasifconfigreportslo,eth0, andwlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
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2 Answers
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Perhaps the most direct way would be to put your configuration in a bash script, then run the script at login.
How you have the script run will be distro-dependent but the script itself can be used on any Linux distro.
answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
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Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:47
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Perhaps the most direct way would be to put your configuration in a bash script, then run the script at login.
How you have the script run will be distro-dependent but the script itself can be used on any Linux distro.
answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
261
Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:47
add a comment |
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1
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up vote
1
down vote
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Perhaps the most direct way would be to put your configuration in a bash script, then run the script at login.
How you have the script run will be distro-dependent but the script itself can be used on any Linux distro.
answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
261
Perhaps the most direct way would be to put your configuration in a bash script, then run the script at login.
How you have the script run will be distro-dependent but the script itself can be used on any Linux distro.
answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
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answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
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answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
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answered May 25 '13 at 19:56
Turbo Turtle
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Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:47
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Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:47
Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:47
Don't know why I couldn't think of that! +1.
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:47
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
The netcf library is intended to provide API to configure network interfaces in a distribution-independent way, while still using the network configuration system provided by the distribution. Currently the upstream version of this library has backends for Red Hat, SUSE and Debian network configuration systems; there is also a Windows backend.
In addition to the C API, a command-line tool (ncftool) is available.
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issuencftool list --allon Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting onlylowhereasifconfigreportslo,eth0, andwlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
The netcf library is intended to provide API to configure network interfaces in a distribution-independent way, while still using the network configuration system provided by the distribution. Currently the upstream version of this library has backends for Red Hat, SUSE and Debian network configuration systems; there is also a Windows backend.
In addition to the C API, a command-line tool (ncftool) is available.
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issuencftool list --allon Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting onlylowhereasifconfigreportslo,eth0, andwlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
The netcf library is intended to provide API to configure network interfaces in a distribution-independent way, while still using the network configuration system provided by the distribution. Currently the upstream version of this library has backends for Red Hat, SUSE and Debian network configuration systems; there is also a Windows backend.
In addition to the C API, a command-line tool (ncftool) is available.
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
The netcf library is intended to provide API to configure network interfaces in a distribution-independent way, while still using the network configuration system provided by the distribution. Currently the upstream version of this library has backends for Red Hat, SUSE and Debian network configuration systems; there is also a Windows backend.
In addition to the C API, a command-line tool (ncftool) is available.
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
edited Dec 1 at 13:56
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
answered May 25 '13 at 20:18
Sergey Vlasov
2,46811113
2,46811113
I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issuencftool list --allon Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting onlylowhereasifconfigreportslo,eth0, andwlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
add a comment |
I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issuencftool list --allon Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting onlylowhereasifconfigreportslo,eth0, andwlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?
– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issue
ncftool list --all on Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting only lo whereas ifconfig reports lo, eth0, and wlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
I jumped at the existence of such a tool. However, when I issue
ncftool list --all on Ubuntu 13.04, it is reporting only lo whereas ifconfig reports lo, eth0, and wlan0. So, not sure if there will other gotchas as well as I try to use this tool. Also, why don't distro- leads get together and make it available as a standard package and encourage its use?– Harry
May 26 '13 at 2:45
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
Link is dead :( That sounded like an interesting program too.
– YetAnotherRandomUser
Dec 1 at 1:02
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
@YetAnotherRandomUser Updated the link; there is still some activity in the git repo, but the last release was made on 2015-04-08.
– Sergey Vlasov
Dec 1 at 14:00
add a comment |
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