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5 <refentry id=
"network-device">
7 <title>network-device
</title>
8 <productname>network
</productname>
12 <contrib>Developer
</contrib>
13 <firstname>Michael
</firstname>
14 <surname>Tremer
</surname>
15 <email>michael.tremer@ipfire.org
</email>
21 <refentrytitle>network-device
</refentrytitle>
22 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
26 <refname>network-device
</refname>
27 <refpurpose>Network Configuration Control Program
</refpurpose>
32 <command>network device
<arg choice=
"plain">COMMAND
</arg></command>
37 <title>Description
</title>
40 With help of the
<command>device
</command> subcommands, it is very easy
41 to get status information about network devices and to do some more
47 <title>Commands
</title>
50 The following commands are understood:
56 <command>list
</command>
61 The
<command>list
</command> command will show a list
62 of all devices that are currently plugged in or active
64 This includes PHYs and serial devices as well.
71 <command><replaceable>DEVICE
</replaceable> status
</command>
76 This will show you very detailed information about the given
80 This is all about the ethernet parts of the device and
81 does not contain any IP information as this is defined
82 as a zone (
<citerefentry>
83 <refentrytitle>network-zone
</refentrytitle>
84 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
92 <command><replaceable>DEVICE
</replaceable> discover
</command>
97 Runs a discovery for many hooks on the given device.
98 This will check if the hook can find for example a DHCP
99 server or DSLAM and thus predict for what the device
107 <command><replaceable>DEVICE
</replaceable> unlock
</command>
112 This command will unlock the SIM card in a modem.
113 Only serial devices are supported which are the most
117 For the PIN or PUK code, the user will be prompted.
124 <command><replaceable>DEVICE
</replaceable> monitor
</command>
129 The
<command>monitor
</command> command is used to
130 create a monitor interface for wireless modules.
131 An instance of tcpdump will be started and show
132 all frames that are sent or received on the
802.11
133 layer (layer
2) of the wireless network.
141 <title>See Also
</title>
145 <refentrytitle>network
</refentrytitle>
146 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>