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Can someone please explain ifconfig output in Mac OS X?

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Mar 15, 202697604 views
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When I do ifconfig on my Mac, I get a list of the following interfaces: I wonder what each interface is. Also, which of these is the IP interface ? I don't see eth0 anywhere, which I assume is the standard interface name used by linux systems.

Error Output

lo0
gif0
stf0
en0
fw0
en1
vmnet8
vmnet1

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I wonder what each interface is. lo0 = loopback gif0 = Software Network Interface stf0 = 6to4 tunnel interface en0 = Ethernet 0 fw0 = Firewire en1 = Ethernet 1 vmnet8 = Virtual Interface vmnet1 = Virtual Interface Something like that. Also, which of these is the IP interface ? There hasn't been "the" IP interface since many years ago. All of them can have IPv4 and/or IPv6 configured and running. The default one to use is defined by the routing table (in particular the or , entry). I don't see e…

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