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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/bridge.4')
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 b/share/man/man4/bridge.4 index 6d17d6f..68f6b67 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/bridge.4 @@ -8,25 +8,27 @@ .Nm bridge .Nd Bridging support .Sh DESCRIPTION -Starting from version 2.2.8, FreeBSD supports bridging on ethernet-type +Starting from version 2.2.8, +.Fx +supports bridging on ethernet-type interfaces. This is achieved using the following option .Bd -literal options BRIDGE .Ed - +.Pp in the kernel config file, and is controlled by two .Nm sysctl variables: .Bd -literal net.link.ether.bridge .Ed - +.Pp Set to 1 to enable bridging, set to 0 to disable it .Bd -literal net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw .Ed - +.Pp Set to 1 to enable .Nm ipfw filtering on bridged packets. @@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ which must be an .Ar allow rule if we want ARP and other non-IP packets to flow through the bridge. - - .Sh BUGS .Pp Care must be taken not to construct loops in the bridge topology. @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ are not compatible with bridging. .Xr sysctl 8 . .Sh HISTORY .Nm -bridging was introduced in FreeBSD 2.2.8 +bridging was introduced in +.Fx 2.2.8 by .An Luigi Rizzo Aq luigi@iet.unipi.it . |
