setting up an ethernet interface

[HariK_TEL]

Hi All,

I want to set up an ethernet interface using C language in Linux. Currently it is being done by :

system("/sbin/ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.29 up");

But I dont want to use the system call. Kindly suggest me any other way to do it..

[theNbomr]

I will rephrase your question to make sure I understand it correctly:
"I have a perfectly good utility 'ifconfig' which works to set up my ethernet interfaces, but I want to rewrite it. How do I do this?"
Not many people have likely ever wanted to do this, but if I ever needed to, I would start by looking at the source code for ifconfig.
--- rod.