Connection Management

Manage your Ethernet connection with configuration and status commands.

Note: Ethernet is available only on the Banshee S3 build (CONFIG_WITH_ETHERNET).

Tip: The Ethernet interface can be used with the DNS sinkhole - once connected via Ethernet, sinkhole start will use the Ethernet IP automatically. See DNS Sinkhole for details.

Check if Ethernet is connected and view its IP configuration with ethup:

ethup

Prints the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS servers, and DHCP server. It does not show link speed.

Show link status, speed, duplex, MAC, and IP details with ethinfo:

ethinfo

For example, ethinfo reports the negotiated link (such as 100Mbps Full Duplex) and the interface MAC address.

Bring the interface down with ethdown:

ethdown

Configuration

View the current IP settings (DHCP or static):

ethconfig show

Enable DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically:

ethconfig dhcp

Set a static IP address:

ethconfig static <ip> <netmask> <gateway>

Example:

ethconfig static 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

MAC Address Management

View the current MAC address:

ethmac

Set a custom MAC address with ethmac set. Use with caution-changing MAC addresses may affect network access.

ethmac set <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>

System Time

Display the current system time including local time, UTC time, and Unix timestamp:

time

Set the system time:

settime <unix_timestamp>

Example:

settime 1703001600

Synchronize the system time with an NTP server:

ethntp <time_server>

If no server is specified, uses pool.ntp.org by default:

ethntp

Example with custom server:

ethntp time.nist.gov