.TH network-device 8 "6 Jun 2012" "@VERSION@" "network man page"

.SH NAME
network-device \- Network Configuration Control Program

.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBnetwork [OPTIONS] device <device> [status|discover|unlock] ...\fR

.SH DESCRIPTION
By the device subcommands, it is very easy to get status information
about network devices and do some more things.

.SH OPTIONS
The \fBnetwork device\fR command offers various commands:

\fB<device> status\fR
.RS 4
This will show you very detailed information about the given device.
.PP
This is all about the ethernet parts of the device and does not contain
any IP information as this is defined as a zone (\fBnetwork-zone\fR(8)).
.RE
.PP

\fB<device> discover\fR
.RS 4
Runs a discovery for many hooks on the given device. This will check
if the hook can find for example a DHCP server or DSLAM and thus predict
for what the device should be used.
.RE
.PP

\fB<device> unlock\fR
.RS 4
This command will unlock the SIM card in a modem. Only serial devices
are supported which are the most UMTS or 3G modems.
.PP
For the PIN or PUK code, the user will be prompted.
.RE
.PP

.SH SEE ALSO
network(8)

.SH AUTHOR
Michael Tremer (michael.tremer@ipfire.org)