diff --git a/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 b/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 index d0eaf8e39428..49208230c92d 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 @@ -738,15 +738,17 @@ Mark the interface as down (i.e., .Dv IFF_UP is not set), -flush its output queue, and call the interface's -.Fn if_ioctl -routine to notify the driver of the shutdown request. +flush its output queue, notify protocols of the transition, +and generate a message from the +.Xr route 4 +routing socket. .It Fn if_up Mark the interface .Ar ifp -as up, and call the interface's -.Fn if_ioctl -routine to (re-)initialize the driver. +as up, notify protocols of the transition, +and generate a message from the +.Xr route 4 +routing socket. .It Fn ifpromisc Add or remove a promiscuous reference to .Ar ifp .