INET_TYPE(5) File Formats and Configurations INET_TYPE(5)
NAME
inet_type - default Internet protocol type
SYNOPSIS
/etc/default/inet_typeDESCRIPTION
The
inet_type file defines the default
IP protocol to use. Currently
this file is only used by the
ifconfig(8) and
netstat(8) commands.
The
inet_type file can contain a number of
<variable>=<value> lines.
Currently, the only variable defined is
DEFAULT_IP, which can be assigned
a value of
IP_VERSION4,
IP_VERSION6, or
BOTH.
The output displayed by the
ifconfig and
netstat commands can be
controlled by the value of
DEFAULT_IP set in
inet_type file. By default,
both commands display the IPv4 and IPv6 information available on the
system. The user can choose to suppress display of IPv6 information by
setting the value of
DEFAULT_IP. The following shows the possible values
for
DEFAULT_IP and the resulting
ifconfig and
netstat output that will be
displayed:
IP_VERSION4 Displays only IPv4 related information. The output
displayed is backward compatible with older versions of
the
ifconfig(8) and
netstat(8) commands.
IP_VERSION6 Displays both IPv4 and IPv6 related information for
ifconfig and
netstat.
BOTH Displays both IPv4 and IPv6 related information for
ifconfig and
netstat.
The command-line options to the
ifconfig and
netstat commands override
the effect of
DEFAULT_IP as set in the
inet_type file. For example, even
if the value of
DEFAULT_IP is
IP_VERSION4, the command
example%
ifconfig -a6 will display all IPv6 interfaces.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Suppressing IPv6 Related Output
This is what the
inet_type file must contain if you want to suppress IPv6
related output:
DEFAULT_IP=IP_VERSION4
SEE ALSO
ifconfig(8),
netstat(8) June 16, 1999
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