Which networking configuration interface is newer and has extended capabilities

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ifconfig

ip can replace the work of ifconfig, route and other networking utilities.

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Hardware such as USB devices can be added and removed at runtime

One can never be sure what devices will be added to a system.

It makes it harder for bad actors to guess interface names

On modern systems, the order in which network hardware is found is less predictable

Order can change due to changes in kernel, for example.

Many computers are no longer in one location; for example, laptops are on the move, and available interfaces are subject to change

Mobile computing is daily life now.

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sudo ip addr ifconfig add 192.168.1.100 add default eth0

sudo ifconfig up 192.168.1.200 eth0

sudo ifconfig eth0 up 192.168.1.100

This is the proper syntax for the ifconfig command.

sudo ip addr add 192.168.1.100 dev eth0

This is the proper syntax for the ip command.

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doing sudo ip -s link show eth0

ip -s link will show for all devices.

looking at /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics

Look at the entries in this directory. Try it!

doing sudo ifconfig eth0

This is a standard method.

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Many Transport Uploads

Maximum Transfer Unit (usually 1500 bytes by default) for Ethernet packets

Multiple Target Unleashing