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index cee97074682c..b0d0d729a62e 100644
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@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\" Based on PR#2411
.\"
-.Dd November 29, 2017
+.Dd April 29, 2019
.Dt TAP 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm tap
.Nd Ethernet tunnel software network interface
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Cd device tap
+.Cd device tuntap
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The network interfaces are named
.Dq Li tap1 ,
etc., one for each control device that has been opened.
These Ethernet network interfaces persist until
-.Pa if_tap.ko
+.Pa if_tuntap.ko
module is unloaded, or until removed with "ifconfig destroy" (see below).
.Pp
.Nm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ It therefore defaults to being enabled until further notice.
.Ef
.Pp
Control devices (once successfully opened) persist until
-.Pa if_tap.ko
+.Pa if_tuntap.ko
is unloaded or the interface is destroyed.
.Pp
Each interface supports the usual Ethernet network interface
@@ -296,27 +296,6 @@ device can also be used with the VMware port as a replacement
for the old
.Em VMnet
device driver.
-The driver uses the minor number
-to select between
-.Nm
-and
-.Nm vmnet
-devices.
-.Em VMnet
-minor numbers begin at
-.Va 0x800000
-+
-.Va N ;
-where
-.Va N
-is a
-.Em VMnet
-unit number.
-In this case the control device is expected to be
-.Pa /dev/vmnet Ns Sy N ,
-and the network interface will be
-.Sy vmnet Ns Ar N .
-Additionally,
.Em VMnet
devices do not
.Xr ifconfig 8