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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd March 6, 2023
+.Dd April 12, 2024
.Dt CARP 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ or through the
.Dv SIOCSPEER
.Xr ioctl 2 .
.Pp
+.Xr carp 4
+can be configured to use either the non-standard CARP protocol, or VRRPv3 (RFC 5798).
+Use the
+.Cm carpver
+parameter to select either 2 (CARP) or 3 (VRRPv3).
+VRRPv3 specific parameters can be configured using the
+.Cm vrrpprio
+and
+.Cm vrrpinterval
+parameters.
+.Pp
CARP virtual hosts can be configured on multicast-capable interfaces: Ethernet,
layer 2 VLAN, FDDI and Token Ring.
An arbitrary number of virtual host IDs can be configured on an interface.