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author | rwatson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-02-26 18:55:39 +0000 |
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committer | rwatson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-02-26 18:55:39 +0000 |
commit | ccbd17ca87bbd7b091dddbfe192e3b06aeab3189 (patch) | |
tree | 22d05e3dd418545908601adb554914de78874bb9 /sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 | |
parent | 1fe9db8a589e36c181fc4d2ad8aa026bc8ef6eec (diff) | |
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Introduce ``add'' and ``remove'' as alternatives to ``alias'' and ``delete''.
Improve compatibility with BSD/OS, and also more accurately reflect that
IP aliases aren't really any different than the primary IP address on an
interface.
Reviewed by: dcs
Approved by: jkh
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8')
-rw-r--r-- | sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 index a100c96..022dc4f 100644 --- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 +++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 @@ -130,11 +130,14 @@ for example, The following parameters may be set with .Nm ifconfig : .Bl -tag -width indent +.It Cm add +Another name for the ``alias'' parameter. Introduced for compatibility +with BSD/OS. .It Cm alias Establish an additional network address for this interface. This is sometimes useful when changing network numbers, and one wishes to accept packets addressed to the old interface. -If the alias is on the same subnet as the first network adress +If the address is on the same subnet as the first network adress for this interface, a netmask of 0xffffffff has to be specified. .It Cm anycast (Inet6 only) @@ -331,6 +334,9 @@ of the form startnet-endnet. Appletalk uses this scheme instead of netmasks though .Fx implements it internally as a set of netmasks. +.It Cm remove +Another name for the ``delete'' parameter. Introduced for compatibility +with BSD/OS. .It Cm phase The argument following this specifies the version (phase) of the Appletalk network attached to the interface. Values of 1 or 2 are permitted. |