diff --git a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
index ee84663de..ea83ea3f6 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -914,16 +914,10 @@ DNAT       net        loc:192.168.1.3 tcp       4000:4100</programlisting>
     <example id="mac">
       <title>MAC Address of an Ethernet Controller</title>
 
-      <programlisting>      [root@gateway root]# <command>ifconfig eth0</command>
-      eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <emphasis role="bold">02:00:08:E3:FA:55</emphasis>
-      inet addr:206.124.146.176 Bcast:206.124.146.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
-      UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
-      RX packets:2398102 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
-      TX packets:3044698 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
-      collisions:30394 txqueuelen:100
-      RX bytes:419871805 (400.4 Mb) TX bytes:1659782221 (1582.8 Mb)
-      Interrupt:11 Base address:0x1800
-</programlisting>
+      <programlisting>     gateway:~ # <command>ip link ls dev eth0</command>
+     4: eth0: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc htb qlen 1000
+         link/ether <emphasis role="bold">02:00:08:E3:FA:55</emphasis> brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
+     gateway:~ #</programlisting>
     </example>
 
     <para>Because Shorewall uses colons as a separator for address fields,