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5.9.1 Configure Interface
To configure an interface, select it by clicking in the round-box on the left in the
screen. Then click on the Configure Interface button at the bottom of the screen.
Note the following:
Interfaces:
 eth0 displays the LAN interface.
 mer0 displays the interface configured for MER mode.
 wlan0 displays the wireless LAN interface.
 lo0 is the loopback interface, which is used for management. The default IP
address of this interface is 127.0.0.1.
 atm0 to atm7 display the interfaces configured for RFC1483 Bridged mode or
RFC 1483 Routed mode.
 pppo to ppp7 display the interfaces configured for PPPoE or PPPoA.
To change the interface values, select the interface from the interface list, and click
the Configure Interface button.
Parameters:
 Dynamic IP address from DHCP: Selects the IP address to be assigned by the
DHCP server.
 Static IP address: Selects the IP address to be statically assigned.
 Interface: The name of the interface currently selected.
 IP address: The IP address of the selected interface.
 Subnet Mask: The subnet mask of the selected interface.
 MTU: Sets the maximum transmission unit of the interface. The MTU is used to
limit the size of packets that are transmitted on an interface. Not all interfaces
support the MTU parameter, and some interfaces, like Ethernet, have range
restrictions (80 - 1500).
 Status: UP and Down. When an interface is set to Down, the system will not
attempt to transmit messages through that interface. When set to UP,
messages can be transmitted through the interface.