Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
To check whether your LAN network is up and running, just type
ifconfig
,
and you will get text containing your current settings:
•
HWaddr
: This is your Pi's MAC address that identifies the vendor and should
provide a globally unique address.
•
inet addr
: This is your current LAN IP address that belongs to a private
range of
10.x.y.z
(Class A),
172.16.y.x
(Class B), or
192.168.x.x
(Class C). They are known as private addresses because they do not
exist on the Internet.
•
Bcast
: This is a reserved address calculated by your network mask and
transmits global messages within your private network.
•
Mask
: This is used in advanced networks to divide them into subnetworks,
and it depends on the class your network belongs to.
•
inet6 addr
: This is your IPv6 address. It will show only if your router
supports IPv6, but it is more difficult to remember.
•
RX
: This represents how many packets have been received
•
TX
: This represents how many packets you have sent.
The eth0 port
Pi will typically use
eth0
as its onboard LAN interface. If you add USB LAN
devices, they will have an incremented number after the
eth
; this will increment
the interface number.
