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author | yar <yar@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-08-27 14:26:05 +0000 |
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committer | yar <yar@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-08-27 14:26:05 +0000 |
commit | c81f62abfe74e4732326d12dc4f2bf67fcac53d5 (patch) | |
tree | cad35d53ae438dd9cabe390e3852398404f0b672 /share | |
parent | 27048fe6d8348ca7eff4d88793ab0ce192a5c5b9 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-c81f62abfe74e4732326d12dc4f2bf67fcac53d5.zip FreeBSD-src-c81f62abfe74e4732326d12dc4f2bf67fcac53d5.tar.gz |
Language style and grammar fixes.
tx(4) has gained native support for vlan(4).
MFC after: 3 days
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/vlan.4 | 40 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/vlan.4 b/share/man/man4/vlan.4 index b1fa622..cbd7074 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/vlan.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/vlan.4 @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ interface .Pq Em not on its parent using .Xr ifconfig 8 -in that case to indicate that the hardware support for +in that case to indicate that hardware support for the 802.1Q VLANs is present in its parent. .\" .Ss "Selecting the Right Network Interface Card to Run VLANs Through" @@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ and The rest of the ethernet NICs supported by .Fx can run -VLANs using the software emulation in the +VLANs using software emulation in the .Nm driver. However, most of them lack the capability of transmitting and/or receiving oversized frames. -Using such a NIC as a parent interface for a -.Nm +Using such a NIC as a parent interface implies a reduced MTU on the corresponding .Nm interfaces. @@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ filtering that breaks the Path MTU Discovery mechanism. The NICs that support oversized frames are as follows: .Bl -tag -width ".Xr fxp 4 " -offset indent .It Xr dc 4 -supports long frames for the +supports long frames for .Nm natively. .It Xr de 4 @@ -130,43 +129,38 @@ source file and rebuilding the kernel or module. The hack works only for the 21041, 21140, and 21140A chips. .It Xr fxp 4 -supports long frames for the +supports long frames for .Nm natively. .It Xr sis 4 -supports long frames for the +supports long frames for .Nm natively. .It Xr ste 4 -supports long frames for the +supports long frames for .Nm natively. .It Xr tl 4 -does support long frames. +has support for long frames. .It Xr tx 4 -does support long frames. +supports long frames for +.Nm +natively. .It Xr xl 4 supports long frames only if the card is built on a newer chip (Cyclone and above). .El .Pp Note: -Except for -.Xr dc 4 , -.Xr fxp 4 , -.Xr sis 4 , -.Xr ste 4 , -and -.Xr tx 4 , -none of the above drivers inform the +Unless marked as having native support for +.Nm , +the above drivers don't inform the .Nm -driver about their support for long frames. -Just fix the MTU of a +driver about their long frame handling capability. +Just increase the MTU of a .Nm interface if it appears to be lower than 1500 bytes after -attaching the -.Nm -to a parent interface that is known to support long frames. +attaching to a parent known to support long frames. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ifconfig 8 .Sh BUGS |