Configuration Files - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

ifup interfacename triggered the hardware initialization. Now the procedure has
been reversed. First, a hardware component is initialized then all other actions follow.
In this way, a varying number of devices can always be configured in the best way
possible with an existing set of configurations.
Table 30.5, "Manual Network Configuration Scripts" (page 589) summarizes the most
important scripts involved in the network configuration. Where possible, the scripts are
distinguished by hardware and interface.
Table 30.5 Manual Network Configuration Scripts
Configura- Command
tion Stage
Hardware hw{up,down,status}
Interface getcfg
Interface if{up,down,status}
More information about hotplug and persistent device names is available in Chapter 24,
Dynamic Kernel Device Management with udev (page 463).

30.7.1 Configuration Files

This section provides an overview of the network configuration files and explains their
purpose and the format used.
Function
The hw* scripts are executed by the hot-
plug subsystem to initialize a device, un-
do the initialization, or query the status
of a device. More information is available
in the manual page of hwup.
getcfg can be used to query the inter-
face name associated with a configuration
name or a hardware description. More
information is available in the manual
page of getcfg.
The if* scripts start existing network
interfaces or return the status of the
specified interface. More information is
available in the manual page of ifup.
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