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ipconfig vs ifconfig – Difference between ipconfig and ifconfig Nitish Agarwal The Crazy Programmer

In this article, we will have a look at the two network configurations in computer networks – ipconfig and ifconfig. Before diving into the details, let us have a brief understanding of what is configuration and why is it necessary. Network configuration is the process of assigning and arranging the network controls in a manner to perform specific tasks. Network configurations can be done either physically by using physical devices or virtually, by using the software. The virtual mode is easier to implement since it reduces the load of handling configurations manually. To check these network configurations and make changes in these configurations, we use ifconfig and ipconfig commands. Ipconfig and ifconfig help us to enable, disable and manage network configurations by using c ertain commands in the terminal, also called the CMD or the command-line interface in our computers. There are many more commands under these two commands which help us to manage configurations of different d