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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/tap.4')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/tap.4 b/share/man/man4/tap.4 index cee97074682c..b0d0d729a62e 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/tap.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/tap.4 @@ -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 |
