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authorBrooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>2001-12-19 22:25:36 +0000
committerBrooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>2001-12-19 22:25:36 +0000
commit4fdac493bd948d052023c70d1acece5e46191fc2 (patch)
tree363f91de24854152d21ae229de17c88bcbee45fe /usr.sbin/gifconfig
parent7bae3c77671c7b8a2a5283d46d79be68e12d231d (diff)
MFC: Better document the creation and configuration of gif(4) devices.
Notes
svn path=/stable/4/; revision=88230
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/gifconfig/gifconfig.8 b/usr.sbin/gifconfig/gifconfig.8
index 539b1196b3ad..dc003bc644da 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/gifconfig/gifconfig.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/gifconfig/gifconfig.8
@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@ interfaces.
Please note that it is very easy to create infinite routing loop,
when you configure tunnel over same address family
(e.g. IPv4-over-IPv4).
+.Pp
+Each
+.Xr gif 4
+interface is created at runtime using interface cloning.
+This is
+most easily done with the
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+.Cm create
+command or using the
+.No gifconfig_ Ns Em interface
+variable in
+.Xr rc.conf 5 .
+.Xr
.Sh EXAMPLES
If you would like to configure IPv6 over IPv4
(aka IPv6 in IPv4)