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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/tap.4')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/tap.4 b/share/man/man4/tap.4 index 2208475..cbd4b75 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/tap.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/tap.4 @@ -11,25 +11,25 @@ .Cd pseudo-device tap .Sh DESCRIPTION The -.Nm tap +.Nm interface is a software loopback mechanism that can be loosely described as the network interface analog of the .Xr pty 4 , that is, -.Nm tap +.Nm does for network interfaces what the .Nm pty driver does for terminals. .Pp The -.Nm tap +.Nm driver, like the .Nm pty driver, provides two interfaces: an interface like the usual facility it is simulating .Po an Ethernet network interface in the case of -.Nm tap , +.Nm , or a terminal for .Nm pty .Pc , @@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ device is not open, output frames are thrown away rather than letting them pile up. .Pp The -.Nm tap +.Nm device is also can be used with the VMware port as a replacement for the old VMnet device driver. The driver uses the minor number to select between -.Nm tap +.Nm and .Nm vmnet devices. VMnet minor numbers begin at |
