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Server: The name or IP address of the server that will include the new

network interface.

IP:

Type the IP address for the network interface.

Netmask: Type the net mask for the network interface.

Allow Admin. Traffic: Specify whether the network interface can host

administrative traffic. The default is to allow the traffic.

To add a network interface from the command line, use this command:

mx netif add [--adminTraffic allow|discourage] --server

<server> --netmask <interface_netmask> <interface_ip>

To modify a network interface, use this command:

mx netif update [--adminTraffic allow|discourage]

--netmask <interface_netmask> <interface_ip>

Remove a Stale Network Interface

This option can be used to remove stale Matrix Server configuration

information. For example, you may have changed the network definition

for an interface, but the original, now stale, network information is still

present in the Matrix Server configuration. To remove the stale network

interface from the Matrix Server configuration, select that interface on the

Servers window, right-click, and then select Delete.

The mx command to remove a network interface is as follows:

mx netif delete <interface_ip>

Allow or Discourage Administrative Traffic

By default, all network interfaces allow administrative traffic. However,

you can specify which networks you prefer to use for this traffic.

To allow or discourage administrative traffic on a network interface,

select that network interface on the Servers window, right-click, and then

select either “Allow Admin. Traffic” or “Discourage Admin. Traffic” as

appropriate.

From the command line, use the following command to allow

administrative traffic on specific network interfaces: