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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ng_fec.4 b/share/man/man4/ng_fec.4 index 6ec9345..3629088 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ng_fec.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ng_fec.4 @@ -35,47 +35,53 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm fec -node implements Ethernet port trunking using Cisco Fast EtherChannel protocol. -Upon creation, node creates a network interface associated with it. +node implements Ethernet port trunking using the +.Dq Cisco Fast EtherChannel +protocol. +Upon creation, a +.Nm fec +node creates a network interface associated with it. Interfaces are named .Dq Li fec0 , .Dq Li fec1 , etc. -New node takes first available unit. +New nodes take the first available unit. .Sh HOOKS The .Nm fec node accepts any hooks. However it does not use them. -Under normal operation, node should not have any hooks. +Under normal operation, a +.Nm fec +node should not have any hooks. .Sh CONTROL MESSAGES Interface membership in the FEC group is configured with the following control messages: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Dv NGM_FEC_ADD_IFACE Pq Dq Li add_iface Attach interface to the FEC group. -Target interface name is passed as a string argument. +The target interface name is passed as a string argument. .It Dv NGM_FEC_DEL_IFACE Pq Dq Li del_iface Remove interface from the trunk. -Target interface name is passed as a string argument. +The target interface name is passed as a string argument. .El .Pp -The following control messages define forwarding method for a node: +The following control messages define the forwarding method for a node: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Dv NGM_FEC_MODE_INET Pq Dq Li set_mode_mac -Forwarding decisions will be made on destination link layer MAC addresses. +Forwarding decisions will be based on the link-layer MAC address of the destination. .It Dv NGM_FEC_MODE_MAC Pq Dq Li set_mode_inet -Forwarding decisions will be made on destination IP addresses. +Forwarding decisions will be based on the IP address of the destination. .El .Sh SHUTDOWN This node shuts down upon receipt of a .Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN control message. .Sh EXAMPLES -This example script creates a +The following example script creates an .Nm fec node, attaches four Ethernet interfaces to it and -sets forwarding method based on IP address: +sets the forwarding method to be IP-address based: .Bd -literal -offset indent /usr/sbin/ngctl -f- <<-SEQ mkpeer fec dummy fec @@ -100,4 +106,4 @@ The node was written by .An "Bill Paul" Aq wpaul@FreeBSD.org . This manual page was written by -.An "Gleb Smirnoff" . +.An "Gleb Smirnoff" Aq glebius@FreeBSD.org . |