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authortrhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-12 22:06:16 +0000
committertrhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-12 22:06:16 +0000
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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
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/tap.4 b/share/man/man4/tap.4
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--- 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 .
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