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Spell out a few things for the media options.

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Peter Wemm 1997-09-27 02:55:39 +00:00
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" From: @(#)ifconfig.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
.\" $Id: ifconfig.8,v 1.12 1997/02/22 14:32:32 peter Exp $
.\" $Id: ifconfig.8,v 1.13 1997/05/03 23:03:56 peter Exp $
.\"
.Dd February 13, 1996
.Dt IFCONFIG 8
@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ This action does not automatically disable routes using the interface.
.\" .Tn CLNP
.\" packets is done differently.
.It Cm media Ar type
Set the media type of the interface to
If the driver supports the media selection system, set the media type
of the interface to
.Ar type .
Some interfaces support the mutually exclusive use of one of several
different physical media connectors. For example, a 10Mb/s Ethernet
@ -193,15 +194,18 @@ would change the currently active connector to the AUI port.
Setting it to
.Dq 10baseT/UTP
would activate twisted pair. Refer to the interfaces' driver
specific man page for a complete list of the available types.
specific documentation or man page for a complete list of the
available types.
.It Cm mediaopt Ar opts
Set the specified media options on the interface.
If the driver supports the media selection system, set the specified
media options on the interface.
.Ar opts
is a comma delimited list of options to apply to the interface.
Refer to the interfaces' driver specific man page for a complete
list of available options.
.It Fl mediaopt Ar opts
Disable the specified media options on the interface.
If the driver supports the media selection system, disable the
specified media options on the interface.
.It Cm metric Ar n
Set the routing metric of the interface to
.Ar n ,
@ -299,6 +303,8 @@ If the
flag is passed before an interface name,
.Nm
will display all of the supported media for the specified interface.
If the driver does not support the media selection system, the list will
be blank - no media options supported.
.Pp
Optionally, the
.Fl a
@ -322,6 +328,9 @@ and
(only list interfaces that are up).
.Pp
Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
.Sh NOTES
The media selection system is relatively new and only some drivers support
it (or have need for it).
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
Messages indicating the specified interface does not exit, the
requested address is unknown, or the user is not privileged and