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author | trhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-12 22:06:16 +0000 |
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committer | trhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-12 22:06:16 +0000 |
commit | 6d87908c0d94d2239489976750d9ddc73d8e6b0b (patch) | |
tree | e090578588bd22f2a54a2f4656d5a0acdd5f569f /share/man/man4/tap.4 | |
parent | 3fbc0658fd4982e90fc6c85559184e038f9fd3d9 (diff) | |
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Make a few content fixes/additions to tap(4) manual page.
PR: 36985
Submitted by: Hiten Pandya <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>
MFC after: 4 days
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/tap.4')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/tap.4 | 39 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/tap.4 b/share/man/man4/tap.4 index 9deb12f..7b8b415 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/tap.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/tap.4 @@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ On the last close of the data device, the interface is brought down (as if with .Dq ifconfig tap Ns Sy N No down ) -unless the devices is a VMnet device. +unless the device is a +.Em VMnet +device. All queued frames are thrown away. If the interface is up when the data device is not open, output frames are thrown away rather than @@ -239,32 +241,41 @@ letting them pile up. .Pp The .Nm -device is also can be used with the VMware port as a replacement -for the old VMnet device driver. +device can also be used with the VMware port as a replacement +for the old +.Em VMnet +device driver. The driver uses the minor number to select between .Nm and .Nm vmnet devices. -VMnet minor numbers begin at +.Em VMnet +minor numbers begin at .Va 0x800000 + -.Va N . -Where +.Va N ; +where .Va N -is a VMnet unit number. -In this case control device is expected to be +is a +.Em VMnet +unit number. +In this case the control device is expected to be .Pa /dev/vmnet Ns Sy N , -and network interface will be +and the network interface will be .Sy vmnet Ns Ar N . -Additionally, VMnet devices do not ifconfig themselves down when the +Additionally, +.Em VMnet +devices do not +.Xr ifconfig 8 +themselves down when the control device is closed. Everything else is the same. .Pp -In addition to mentioned above +In addition to the above mentioned .Xr ioctl 2 -there is one additional one for the VMware port. +calls, there is an additional one for the VMware port. .Bl -tag -width VMIO_SIOCSETMACADDR .It Dv VMIO_SIOCSIFFLAGS VMware @@ -273,7 +284,3 @@ VMware .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr inet 4 , .Xr intro 4 -.\" .Sh BUGS -.Sh AUTHORS -This man page has been obtained from -.Fx . |