# Inspecting IP Addresses VMware recommends that you use the `ip` or `ss` commands as the `ifconfig` and `netstat` commands are deprecated. To display a list of network interfaces, run the `ss` command. Similarly, to display information for IP addresses, run the `ip addr` command. Examples: USE THIS IPROUTE COMMAND INSTEAD OF THIS NET-TOOL COMMAND ip addr ifconfig -a ss netstat ip route route ip maddr netstat -g ip link set eth0 up ifconfig eth0 up ip -s neigh arp -v ip link set eth0 mtu 9000 ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000 Use the `ip route` version of a command instead of the net-tools to get accurate information: ip neigh 198.51.100.2 dev eth0 lladdr 00:50:56:e2:02:0f STALE 198.51.100.254 dev eth0 lladdr 00:50:56:e7:13:d9 STALE 198.51.100.1 dev eth0 lladdr 00:50:56:c0:00:08 DELAY arp -a ? (198.51.100.2) at 00:50:56:e2:02:0f [ether] on eth0 ? (198.51.100.254) at 00:50:56:e7:13:d9 [ether] on eth0 ? (198.51.100.1) at 00:50:56:c0:00:08 [ether] on eth0 **Important:** If you modify an IPv6 configuration or add an IPv6 interface, you must restart `systemd-networkd`. Traditional methods of using `ifconfig` commands will be inadequate to register the changes. Run the following command instead: systemctl restart systemd-networkd