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diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 index e8a18d08635b..e91dff6e59fd 100644 --- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 +++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd November 08, 2023 +.Dd May 12, 2024 .Dt IFCONFIG 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ and their associated .Ar format strings are: .Pp -.Bl -tag -width ether +.Bl -tag -width default .It Cm addr Adjust the display of inet and inet6 addresses: .Pp @@ -200,6 +200,16 @@ Integer format, for example: .Ql prefixlen 64 .El .El +.Pp +In addition, the following shortcuts are accepted: +.Bl -tag -width default +.It Cm default +Resets all formats to their default values. +.It Cm cidr +Shortcut notation for +.Cm inet:cidr,inet6:cidr . +.El +.Pp .It Fl G Ar groupname Exclude members of the specified .Ar groupname @@ -462,13 +472,17 @@ sending out requests and listening for replies. .It Cm stickyarp Enable the so-called sticky ARP mode for the interface. If this option is enabled on the given interface, any resolved address is -marked as a static one and never expires. This may be used to increase +marked as a static one and never expires. +This may be used to increase security of the network by preventing ARP spoofing or to reduce latency for high-performance Ethernet networks where the time needed for ARP resolution is -too high. Please note that a similar feature is also provided for bridges. See +too high. +Please note that a similar feature is also provided for bridges. +See the sticky option in the .Sx Bridge Interface Parameters -section. Enabling this +section. +Enabling this option may impact techniques which rely on ARP expiration/overwriting feature such as load-balancers or high-availabity solutions such as .Xr carp 4 . @@ -1226,8 +1240,8 @@ Set the interval at which beacon frames are sent when operating in ad-hoc or ap mode. The .Ar interval -parameter is specified in TU's (1024 usecs). -By default beacon frames are transmitted every 100 TU's. +parameter is specified in TUs (1024 usecs). +By default beacon frames are transmitted every 100 TUs. .It Cm bmissthreshold Ar count Set the number of consecutive missed beacons at which the station will attempt to roam (i.e., search for a new access point). @@ -1884,8 +1898,8 @@ Use .Fl powersave to disable powersave operation when operating as a client. .It Cm powersavesleep Ar sleep -Set the desired max powersave sleep time in TU's (1024 usecs). -By default the max powersave sleep time is 100 TU's. +Set the desired max powersave sleep time in TUs (1024 usecs). +By default the max powersave sleep time is 100 TUs. .It Cm protmode Ar technique For interfaces operating in 802.11g, use the specified .Ar technique @@ -3151,6 +3165,20 @@ announcements to. Restore the default destination address for (IPv4) .Xr carp 4 announcements, which is ff02::12. +.It Cm carpver +Set the protocol version. +Valid choices are 2 (for +.Xr carp 4) +and 3 (for VRRPv3). +This can only be set when +.Xr carp 4 +is initiated. +.It Cm vrrpprio +Set the VRRPv3 priority. +Valid values are 1-255. +.It Cm vrrpinterval +Set the VRRPv3 Master Advertisement Interval. +Values are in centiseconds. .El .Sh ENVIRONMENT The following environment variables affect the execution of |