The Network Setup programming interface
allows an application to manipulate the contents of the Network Setup
database, which is used by all network protocols to store configuration
and status information.
Network
Setup reference [PDF]
This document
provides an overview of Network Setup and the process of establishing
and maintaining setup configuration and status information. It describes
in detail the structures and data types used by each protocol to maintain
information in the Network Setup database as well as the functions
you use to manage that information.