more xns support

SCCS-vsn: sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 6.2

diff --git a/usr/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/usr/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
index 3143921..5d03aa9 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
+++ b/usr/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)ifconfig.8  6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)ifconfig.8  6.2 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH IFCONFIG 8C ""
 .UC 5
 .\"
 .TH IFCONFIG 8C ""
 .UC 5


@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ifconfig \- configure network interface parameters
 .SH SYOPNSIS
 .B /etc/ifconfig
 ifconfig \- configure network interface parameters
 .SH SYOPNSIS
 .B /etc/ifconfig

-interface
+interface address_family

 [
 .I address
 [
 [
 .I address
 [


@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ interface
 ] ] [
 .I parameters
 ]
 ] ] [
 .I parameters
 ]

+.br
+.B /etc/ifconfig
+interface
+[
+protocol_family
+]

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Ifconfig
 is used to assign an address
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Ifconfig
 is used to assign an address


@@ -28,12 +34,28 @@ must be used at boot time to define the network address
 of each interface present on a machine; it may also be used at
 a later time to redefine an interface's address.  The
 .I interface
 of each interface present on a machine; it may also be used at
 a later time to redefine an interface's address.  The
 .I interface

-parameter is a string of the form ``name unit'', e.g. ``en0'', while
+parameter is a string of the form ``name unit'', e.g. ``en0''.
+.LP
+Since an interface may receive transmissions in differing protocols,
+each of which may required separate naming schemes, it is necessary
+to specify the
+.IR protocol_family ,
+which may change the interpretation of the remaining parameters.
+The address protocols current supported are ``inet'' and ``ns''.
+.LP
+For the DARPA-Internet family,

 the address is either a host name present in the host name data
 base, 
 .IR hosts (5),
 or a DARPA Internet address expressed in the Internet standard
 ``dot notation''.
 the address is either a host name present in the host name data
 base, 
 .IR hosts (5),
 or a DARPA Internet address expressed in the Internet standard
 ``dot notation''.

+For the Xerox Network Systems(tm) family,
+addresses are 
+.IR net:a.b.c.d.e.f ,
+where
+.I net
+is the assigned network number (in decimal),
+and each of the six bytes are specified in hexadecimal.

 .PP
 The following parameters may be set with 
 .IR ifconfig :
 .PP
 The following parameters may be set with 
 .IR ifconfig :


@@ -73,10 +95,31 @@ extra console error logging.
 .TP 15
 .B \-debug
 Disable driver dependent debugging code.
 .TP 15
 .B \-debug
 Disable driver dependent debugging code.

+.TP 15
+.B netmask
+Specify how much of the address you wish to reserve for subdiving
+Class A and B networks into sub-networks.
+(Inet only).
+.TP 15
+.B dstaddr
+Specify the correspondent on the other end of a point to point link
+.TP 15
+.B broadcast
+Specify the address you wish to use to represent broadcasts to the
+network.
+.TP 15
+.B ipdst
+This is used to specify an internet host who is willing to receive
+ip packets encapsulating ns packets bound for a remote network.
+In this case, an apparent point to point link is constructed, and
+the address you specify will be taken as the ns address and network
+of the destinee.

 .PP
 .I Ifconfig
 displays the current configuration for a network interface
 when no optional parameters are supplied.
 .PP
 .I Ifconfig
 displays the current configuration for a network interface
 when no optional parameters are supplied.

+If a protocol family is specified,
+Ifconfig will report only the details specific to that protocol family.

 .PP
 Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 .PP
 Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS