System Administration Guide: Network Interfaces and Network Virtualization
    
A
 
 access point, WiFi ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 active-active interfaces
  IPMP ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 active-active interfaces, IPMP ( Index Term Link )
 
 active-standby interfaces, IPMP ( Index Term Link )
 
 address migration ( Index Term Link )
  See also IPMP, data addresses
 
 addresses, displaying addresses of all interfaces ( Index Term Link )
 
 aggregations
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  features ( Index Term Link )
  load balancing policy ( Index Term Link )
  modifying ( Index Term Link )
  removing links ( Index Term Link )
  requirements ( Index Term Link )
  topologies
   back-to-back ( Index Term Link )
   basic ( Index Term Link )
   with switch ( Index Term Link )
 
 anonymous group ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 ATM, IPMP support for ( Index Term Link )
    
B
 
 BSSID, See WiFi
    
C
 
 customized names, See data links, link names
    
D
 
 data addresses, See IPMP, data addresses
 
 data links
  See also dladm command
  administering link properties ( Index Term Link )
  configuring after installation ( Index Term Link )
  configuring an IP interface over a link ( Index Term Link )
  Ethernet parameters ( Index Term Link )
  link names ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   use in IPMP configurations ( Index Term Link )
  link speed parameters ( Index Term Link )
  MTU sizes ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  removing data links ( Index Term Link )
  renaming a link ( Index Term Link )
  rules for using customized names ( Index Term Link )
  showing information about ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  STREAMS module ( Index Term Link )
 
 dladm command
  configuring a VLAN ( Index Term Link )
  data links
   changing MTU size ( Index Term Link )
   displaying link information ( Index Term Link )
   displaying physical attributes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   removing data links ( Index Term Link )
   renaming ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   showing information about ( Index Term Link )
  for configuring WiFi ( Index Term Link )
  modifying an aggregation ( Index Term Link )
  using with link names ( Index Term Link )
 
 dynamic reconfiguration (DR)
  See also network interface card (NIC)
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  flexibility with customized link names ( Index Term Link )
  interfaces not present at boot time ( Index Term Link )
  interoperation with IPMP ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  replacing NICs ( Index Term Link )
  working with interfaces, IPMP ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
E
 
 ESSID, See WiFi
 
 /etc/default/mpathd file
  See IPMP, configuration file
 
 /etc/hostname.interface file ( Index Term Link )
  See also IPMP
    
F
 
 FAILBACK=no mode ( Index Term Link )
 
 failover option, See ifconfig command
 
 failure detection, in IPMP ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  detection time ( Index Term Link )
  link-based failure detection ( Index Term Link )
  NICs missing at boot time ( Index Term Link )
  probe-based ( Index Term Link )
    
G
 
 group failures, IPMP ( Index Term Link )
 
 group option
  See ifconfig command
    
H
 
 hot spot, WiFi
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  finding a hot spot ( Index Term Link )
    
I
 
 ifconfig command
  checking order of STREAMS modules ( Index Term Link )
  creating IPMP interfaces ( Index Term Link )
  displaying interface status ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  information in output ( Index Term Link )
  options for IPMP
   failover ( Index Term Link )
   group ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   ipmp ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   test ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  output format ( Index Term Link )
  plumbing an interface ( Index Term Link )
  syntax ( Index Term Link )
 
 in.mpathd daemon, See IPMP, in.mpathd daemon
 
 interfaces
  configuration types in IPMP ( Index Term Link )
  configuring
   as part of a VLAN ( Index Term Link )
   into aggregations ( Index Term Link )
   over a data link ( Index Term Link )
   WiFi interfaces ( Index Term Link )
  creating a persistent configuration ( Index Term Link )
  displaying status ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  order of STREAMS modules on an interface ( Index Term Link )
  repair detection with IPMP ( Index Term Link )
  standby, in IPMP ( Index Term Link )
  types of WiFi ( Index Term Link )
  verifying MAC address uniqueness ( Index Term Link )
  VLANs ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 IP addresses, displaying addresses of all interfaces ( Index Term Link )
 
 IP network multipathing (IPMP), See IPMP
 
 IPMP
  administering ( Index Term Link )
  and link aggregations ( Index Term Link )
  anonymous group ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  ATM support ( Index Term Link )
  basic requirements ( Index Term Link )
  configuration file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  data addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  displaying information with ipmpstat ( Index Term Link )
  dynamic reconfiguration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  Ethernet support ( Index Term Link )
  failure detection ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  in.mpathd daemon ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  interface configuration types ( Index Term Link )
  IP requirements ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  load spreading ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  persistent configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  probe target ( Index Term Link )
  probe traffic ( Index Term Link )
  repair detection ( Index Term Link )
  replacing interfaces, DR ( Index Term Link )
  software components ( Index Term Link )
  target systems, configuring ( Index Term Link )
  terminology ( Index Term Link )
  test addresses ( Index Term Link )
  Token ring support ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPMP group ( Index Term Link )
  See also IPMP interface
  adding an interface to a group ( Index Term Link )
  adding or removing addresses ( Index Term Link )
  attaching new NICs, through DR ( Index Term Link )
  configuring with DHCP ( Index Term Link )
  displaying information about ( Index Term Link )
  group failures ( Index Term Link )
  interfaces not present at boot time ( Index Term Link )
  moving an interface between groups ( Index Term Link )
  planning tasks ( Index Term Link )
  removing an interface from a group ( Index Term Link )
  removing NICs, through DR ( Index Term Link )
  replacing NICs, through DR ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPMP interface ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  configuring for IPMP groups ( Index Term Link )
  displaying information about ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  failure of underlying interfaces ( Index Term Link )
 
 ipmp option
  See ifconfig command
 
 ipmpstat command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
J
 
 jumbo frames, enabling support for ( Index Term Link )
    
L
 
 link aggregation control protocol (LACP)
  modes ( Index Term Link )
  modifying LACP modes ( Index Term Link )
 
 link aggregations, See aggregations
 
 link-based failure detection ( Index Term Link )
 
 link-local address, in IPMP ( Index Term Link )
 
 link names, See data links
 
 load balancing, across aggregations ( Index Term Link )
 
 load spreading ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
M
 
 MAC address
  requirement for IPMP ( Index Term Link )
  verifying uniqueness ( Index Term Link )
 
 Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) ( Index Term Link )
 
 MTU, See Maximum Transmission Unit
    
N
 
 /net/if_types.h file ( Index Term Link )
 
 netstat command, checking packet flow over a WiFi link ( Index Term Link )
 
 network interface card (NIC)
  administering NICs not present at boot time ( Index Term Link )
  dynamic reconfiguration ( Index Term Link )
  Ethernet parameter settings ( Index Term Link )
  failure and failover ( Index Term Link )
  link speed parameters ( Index Term Link )
  public and private properties of NIC drivers ( Index Term Link )
  replacing, with DR ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  setting properties of ( Index Term Link )
 
 network stack ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 new features, WiFi ( Index Term Link )
    
P
 
 persistent link configuration, creating ( Index Term Link )
 
 physical interface ( Index Term Link )
  See also interfaces
 
 physical point of attachment (PPA) ( Index Term Link )
 
 policies, for aggregations ( Index Term Link )
 
 probe-based failure detection ( Index Term Link )
  See also IPMP, test addresses
  and test addresses ( Index Term Link )
  configuring target systems ( Index Term Link )
 
 probe target, in IPMP, definition ( Index Term Link )
 
 probe traffic ( Index Term Link )
 
 probing targets, in IPMP ( Index Term Link )
    
R
 
 Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM) framework ( Index Term Link )
    
S
 
 security considerations, WiFi ( Index Term Link )
 
 standby interface
  See also ifconfig command, options for IPMP
  role in an IPMP group ( Index Term Link )
 
 STREAMS modules, and data links ( Index Term Link )
 
 switch configuration
  in a VLAN topology ( Index Term Link )
  in an aggregation topology ( Index Term Link )
  link aggregation control protocol (LACP) modes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
T
 
 target system, in IPMP, configuring manually ( Index Term Link )
 
 TCP/IP networks
  troubleshooting
   ifconfig command ( Index Term Link )
 
 test addresses
  See IPMP, test addresses
 
 test option
  See ifconfig command
 
 Token ring, IPMP support for ( Index Term Link )
 
 troubleshooting
  TCP/IP networks
   displaying interface status with ifconfig command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 trunking, See aggregations
    
U
 
 underlying interface ( Index Term Link )
 
 unusable interface ( Index Term Link )
    
V
 
 VLAN
  configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  creating over link aggregations ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  physical point of attachment (PPA) ( Index Term Link )
  planning ( Index Term Link )
  PPA hack ( Index Term Link )
  sample scenarios ( Index Term Link )
  switch configuration ( Index Term Link )
  topologies ( Index Term Link )
  VLAN ID (VID) ( Index Term Link )
  VLAN names ( Index Term Link )
 
 VNIC, plumbing ( Index Term Link )
    
W
 
 WEP key configuration ( Index Term Link )
 
 WiFi
  Basic Service Set ID (BSSID) ( Index Term Link )
  connecting to a WiFi network ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  encrypted communication example ( Index Term Link )
  encrypting a connection ( Index Term Link )
  example, setting link speed ( Index Term Link )
  Extended Service Set ID (ESSID) ( Index Term Link )
  generating a WEP key ( Index Term Link )
  hot spot ( Index Term Link )
  IEEE 802.11 specification ( Index Term Link )
  interfaces supported ( Index Term Link )
  monitoring a link ( Index Term Link )
  preparing a system to run WiFi ( Index Term Link )
  secure WiFi links ( Index Term Link )
  types of WiFi networks ( Index Term Link )
  WiFi configuration example ( Index Term Link )
 
 wireless interfaces, See WiFi