Network interface configuration commands

Configuring network interfaces can be confusing on different OS'es:

For IPv4 addresses:

Linux
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Linux iproute2
ip addr add address/prefixlength dev interface

FreeBSD
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

OpenBSD
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

NetBSD
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Solaris
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Darwin (MacOS/X)
ifconfig interface address netmask netmask

Windows
netsh interface ip set address interface static address netmask


For IPv6 addresses:

Linux
ifconfig interface add address/prefixlength

FreeBSD
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

OpenBSD
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

NetBSD
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

Solaris
ifconfig interface inet6 plumb up
ifconfig interface inet6 addif address address

Darwin (MacOS/X)
ifconfig interface inet6 address prefixlen prefixlength

Windows
netsh interface ipv6 add address interface static address/prefixlength

tinc Manual: 7. Platform specific information