Ubuntu Equivalent of IPconfig

Easily view the network settings in Ubuntu, along the lines of the windows ipconfig /all command.

The problem is that there is not one command in Ubuntu as all encompassing as the windows IPconfig command. So here is a list of various ubuntu commands that are equivalent to the various options of IPconfig.

To view basic network settings:

Windows: ipconfig Ubuntu: ifconfig

To renew your network settings:

Windows:ipconfig /release
then
ipconfig /renew

Ubuntu: sudo dhclient

To view your gateway:

Windows:ipconfig /all

Ubuntu: sudo route
look for "default"

To view your DNS settings:


Windows:ipconfig /all

Ubuntu: cat /etc/resolv.conf

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