% ETHERNET netcfg manuals 
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# ethernet Manual
## Description
This connection method uses the unmaintained net-tools (ifconfig) and dhcpcd to gain an IP address.

## Options
INTERFACE (required)
:    The wireless interface to configure
IP (required)
:   Can be either 'static' or 'dhcp'.  Static requires IFOPTS at least.
IFOPTS
:   Arguments to pass to 'ifconfig'. 
GATEWAY (requires IP of 'static')
:   Set specified gateway
### DNS
DNS
:   Array of DNS nameservers. Simply specify the IP's of each of the DNS nameservers. 
DNS1, DNS2 (deprecated)
:   Specify first and second nameservers.
SEARCH
:   "search" line for /etc/resolv.conf
DOMAIN
:   "domain" line for /etc/resolv.conf
HOSTNAME
:   Set the system hostname. Ensure any hostname is correctly referenced in /etc/hosts.
### DHCP
DHCLIENT
:   yes/no. Use dhclient instead of dhcpcd. Defaults to no.
DHCP_OPTIONS
:   String. Any extra arguments to pass to the dhcp client, presently dhcpcd.
DHCP_TIMEOUT
:   Integer. Maximum time to try for a DHCP IP. Default is 10 seconds.

### 802.11x Authentication
AUTH8021X 
:   Use 802.11x authentication. Enable with 'yes'. 
WPA_CONF (required for an AUTH8021X of 'yes' only)
:   Path to wpa_supplicant configuration. Defaults to '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
WPA_OPTS (optional for an AUTH8021X of 'yes')
:   Extra arguments for wpa_supplicant not specified otherwise. Any option here must specify wpa_supplicant driver. Defaults to '-Dwired'. 

## Examples
See /etc/network.d/examples
