ifconfig and route command

[too_pac]

can any1 tell me how to use both commands because when i used it the output will only be

bash: ifconfig: command not found

bash: route: command not found

[scottro]

http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/rhpath.html

[Zigzagcom]

If you are logged in as a regular user, try /sbin/ifconfig. That will at least show you some info, but in order to use the commands fully, you might want to switch user and become root

[user@localhost ~]$ /sbin/ifconfig
[user@localhost ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@localhost ~]#ifconfig

[too_pac]

how do i switch user and become root besides typing su because i've tried using the command with su -