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Add warnings about ifconfig incompatabilities caused by the addition of

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Brooks Davis 2004-09-01 15:14:13 +00:00
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@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 6.x IS SLOW:
which is part if struct ifnet. This means all network drivers
and network monitoring applications need to be recompiled.
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
This also breaks ifconfig compatibility. An old ifconfig will
not work with the new kernel and a new ifconfig will not work
with the old. It is strongly recommended that you make a copy
of your old ifconfig before installworld. If you are installing
remotely, you must copy over a new ifconfig before rebooting in
to the new kernel.
20040828:
The default configuration for the network stack has been changed
such that it now runs without the Giant lock unless configured