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ipconfig

The status of all active network interfaces can be seen using the following command:-

 $ ifconfig

For listing all interfaces currently available, whether up or down, use the -a flag. like this:

$ ifconfig -a  

For assigning an IP address to an interface, run the following command:

$ sudo ifconfig eth0 195.167.54.6 netmask 255.255.255.0

For activating a network interface, use the following command:

$ sudo ifconfig up eth0

For deactivating or shutting down a network interface, run the following command:

$ sudo ifconfig down eth0