diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | sys/man/3/bridge | 14 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sys/man/3/bridge b/sys/man/3/bridge index 21f989457..c37985598 100644 --- a/sys/man/3/bridge +++ b/sys/man/3/bridge @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .TH BRIDGE 3 .SH NAME -bridge \- IPv4 Ethernet bridge +bridge \- IP Ethernet bridge .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B bind -a #B\fIb\fP /net @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bridge \- IPv4 Ethernet bridge .SH DESCRIPTION The .I bridge -device bridges IPv4 packets amongst Ethernet interfaces. +device bridges packets amongst Ethernet interfaces. The number .I b in the bind is optional and selects a particular bridge @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Treat the device mounted at .I path (e.g., .LR /net/ether0 ) -as an Ethernet medium carrying IPv4 and ARP packets +as an Ethernet medium and associate it with this bridge (forward its packets to the other interfaces associated with this bridge). .I Ownhash @@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ is an `owner hash'. .BI "bind tunnel " "name ownhash path path2 Treat the device mounted at .I path -as a network tunnel carrying IPv4 and ARP packets, +as a network tunnel carrying Ethernet packets, the device mounted at .I path2 -as an Ethernet medium carrying IPv4 and ARP packets +as an Ethernet and associate them with this bridge (forward its packets to the other interfaces associated with this bridge). @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Set bridge The only known option is .LR tcpmss , which limits the TCP Maximum Segment Size of -TCPv4 packets passing through to 1300 bytes. +TCP packets passing through to 1300 bytes. .TP .BI "clear " option Clear bridge @@ -167,5 +167,3 @@ echo 'bind ether inner 0 /net/ether1' >/net/bridge0/ctl .IR ip (3) .SH SOURCE .B /sys/src/9/port/devbridge.c -.SH BUGS -Doesn't understand IPv6. |