Fundamentals of Operating System

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Fundamentals of operating system
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Task 1
ifconfig
Use of the command
The “ifconfig” command is used in order to check as well as
configure the different available network interfaces for a given system.
With the different available options this can tool can used for
disabling/enabling interfaces.
Syntax of the command
ifconfig –a->display all the interfaces even if not active.
ifconfig eth0-checking a specific interface.
ifconfig eth0 up- enabling a eth0 interface.
ifconfig eth0 down-- disabling a eth0 interface
ifconfig eth0 mtu 1000- This changes the maximum transfer unit.
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traceroute
use of the command
This tool is helpful in mapping the journey of a data packet that it
contains and conveys from its source to its destination. Therefore, it is
important tool as it can help in locating the data loss in the mean time of
the journey throughout a network.
syntax of the command
traceroute google.com –q 5: use of this command is helpful in
setting the default value of data packets or probes using the option ‘-q’.
after placing an integer which is intended to set new value of number of
data packets per hop.
traceroute google.com –w .05: This command tries to set the
waiting time after the probe or data packet is sent over the network.