A support technician needs to know the IP address of the wireless interface on a MAC. What is the best command to use to accomplish the task?

Explanation & Hint:

For a support technician who needs to find out the IP address of the wireless interface on a Mac, the best command to use is:

ipconfig getifaddr en1

Typically on a Mac, the en0 interface is used for Ethernet (wired connection), and en1 is often used for the wireless interface. The command ipconfig getifaddr en1 is used in the terminal on macOS to display the IP address assigned to the wireless interface.

It’s important to note, however, that the assignment of interface names (en0, en1, etc.) can vary depending on the specific hardware configuration and the version of macOS. In some cases, en0 might be the wireless interface, especially in newer Macs without an Ethernet port.

The other commands listed are not applicable for this purpose:

• copy running-config startup-config is a command used on Cisco network devices to save the running configuration to the startup configuration.
• show interfaces and show ip nat translations are also Cisco commands and are not applicable to a Mac’s terminal.