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Adjust the VLAN section of the ifconfig(8) man page to better reflect

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reality:

1. Only 12-bit VLAN Identifiers, not full 16-bit VLAN tags can be set using
   ifconfig vlan.

2. When we mean VLAN Identifiers, spell it that way, rather than as VLAN tag.

MFC after:	3 days
Sponsored by:	Adara Networks, Inc.
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Robert Watson 2012-01-04 21:04:57 +00:00
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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\" From: @(#)ifconfig.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd December 17, 2011
.Dd January 4, 2012
.Dt IFCONFIG 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ interfaces:
.It Cm vlan Ar vlan_tag
Set the VLAN tag value to
.Ar vlan_tag .
This value is a 16-bit number which is used to create an 802.1Q
This value is a 12-bit VLAN Identifier (VID) which is used to create an 802.1Q
VLAN header for packets sent from the
.Xr vlan 4
interface.
@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ diverted to the specified physical interface
.Ar iface
with 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation.
Packets with 802.1Q encapsulation received
by the parent interface with the correct VLAN tag will be diverted to
by the parent interface with the correct VLAN Identifier will be diverted to
the associated
.Xr vlan 4
pseudo-interface.
@ -2439,7 +2439,8 @@ pseudo device, disassociate the parent interface from it.
This breaks the link between the
.Xr vlan 4
interface and its parent,
clears its VLAN tag, flags and its link address and shuts the interface down.
clears its VLAN Identifier, flags and its link address and shuts the interface
down.
The
.Ar iface
argument is useless and hence deprecated.