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dstranathandstranathan
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in macOS edited January 2014
What is the command in OS X that is most similar to the PC command: "ipconfig /all"?

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    ifconfig
  • Reply 2 of 4
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Chucker

    ifconfig



    I cant seem to getOS X's "ifconfig" to give me a nice, organized list of info like the PC's "ipconfig /all" command:







    Windows IP Configuration







    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : user



    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : name.domain.com



    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid



    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : name.domain.com



    foofoo.com



    foo.com







    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:







    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : vet.thomsonhealthcare.com.



    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection



    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-02-CF-61-79



    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes



    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 170.107.96.194



    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0



    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 170.107.96.1



    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 170.107.96.60



    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 170.107.96.60



    170.107.8.50



    170.107.8.49



    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 22, 2003 3:06:22 PM



    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, May 19, 2003 3:44:23 PM









    Ethernet adapter {0A224C17-DEFE-4D8D-A036-6C6027BCD7AD}:







    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :



    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport



    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00



    Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No



    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0



    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0



    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :







    Am I missing an option or argument? I read the man pages, but I dont see the same output from ifconfig as I do ipconfig...
  • Reply 3 of 4
    chuckerchucker Posts: 5,089member
    Well, what specific information are you looking for? "ipconfig" has a few advantages, but then again, it also has disadvantages, too.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Chucker

    Well, what specific information are you looking for? "ipconfig" has a few advantages, but then again, it also has disadvantages, too.



    I want clean, easy to read comprehensive info ala the Windows ipconfig /all command.
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