Make a few content fixes/additions to tap(4) manual page.

PR:		36985
Submitted by:	Hiten Pandya <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>
MFC after:	4 days
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Tom Rhodes 2002-04-12 22:06:16 +00:00
parent 5bf3fd2b9c
commit cb9c48832e
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
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@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ On the last close of the data device, the interface is
brought down
(as if with
.Dq ifconfig tap Ns Sy N No down )
unless the devices is a VMnet device.
unless the device is a
.Em VMnet
device.
All queued frames are thrown away.
If the interface is up when the data
device is not open, output frames are thrown away rather than
@ -239,32 +241,41 @@ letting them pile up.
.Pp
The
.Nm
device is also can be used with the VMware port as a replacement
for the old VMnet device driver.
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.
VMnet minor numbers begin at
.Em VMnet
minor numbers begin at
.Va 0x800000
+
.Va N .
Where
.Va N ;
where
.Va N
is a VMnet unit number.
In this case control device is expected to be
is a
.Em VMnet
unit number.
In this case the control device is expected to be
.Pa /dev/vmnet Ns Sy N ,
and network interface will be
and the network interface will be
.Sy vmnet Ns Ar N .
Additionally, VMnet devices do not ifconfig themselves down when the
Additionally,
.Em VMnet
devices do not
.Xr ifconfig 8
themselves down when the
control device is closed.
Everything else is the same.
.Pp
In addition to mentioned above
In addition to the above mentioned
.Xr ioctl 2
there is one additional one for the VMware port.
calls, there is an additional one for the VMware port.
.Bl -tag -width VMIO_SIOCSETMACADDR
.It Dv VMIO_SIOCSIFFLAGS
VMware
@ -273,7 +284,3 @@ VMware
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr inet 4 ,
.Xr intro 4
.\" .Sh BUGS
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page has been obtained from
.Fx .