From:    Ralph Ronnquist via Dng <dng@???>

Date:    Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:59:19 +1000

> The "ip xxx" suite of commands are available and sometimes useful when
> you need to manipulate network settings in unusual ways especially
> with distinction between the link and network levels. But that only
> does the work of ifconfig. The ifupdown program collection implements
> a concept structure for the transport level configuration and would if
> anything compete with tools like network-manager.

"ip link set <interface> up" is equivalent to "ifup <interface>"?

Can ifup do something which ip can not do?

Is the line beginning "ifup" in the table here incorrect?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iproute2

Thanks,                           ... P.

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