Topic: iproute2

• The ip command as a read-first diagnostic tool before touching network configuration

  ip addr, ip route and ip neigh show the kernel's current network state directly, faster than any configuration file. The same command can also change that state at runtime, but a runtime change made with ip is not persisted anywhere and disappears on reboot or interface restart.

  article · en · reviewed · knowledge as of 2026-09-24

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