Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 04:50:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Peter Jeremy <peterj@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r275298 - head/share/man/man4 Message-ID: <201411300450.sAU4oEug028544@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: peterj Date: Sun Nov 30 04:50:13 2014 New Revision: 275298 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/275298 Log: Cross reference tap(4) and tun(4) and include a short explanation as to how they differ. This will assist users in selecting which interface is more appropriate for their purposes. Approved by: grog (co-mentor) MFC after: 2 week Modified: head/share/man/man4/tap.4 head/share/man/man4/tun.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/tap.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/tap.4 Sun Nov 30 03:02:20 2014 (r275297) +++ head/share/man/man4/tap.4 Sun Nov 30 04:50:13 2014 (r275298) @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" Based on PR#2411 .\" -.Dd November 4, 2014 +.Dd November 30, 2014 .Dt TAP 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ or a terminal for and a character-special device .Dq control interface. +A client program transfers Ethernet frames to or from the +.Nm +.Dq control +interface. +The +.Xr tun 4 +interface provides similar functionality at the network layer: +a client will transfer IP (by default) packets to or from a +.Xr tun 4 +.Dq control +interface. .Pp The network interfaces are named .Dq Li tap0 , @@ -314,4 +325,5 @@ VMware .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr inet 4 , -.Xr intro 4 +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr tun 4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/tun.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/tun.4 Sun Nov 30 03:02:20 2014 (r275297) +++ head/share/man/man4/tun.4 Sun Nov 30 04:50:13 2014 (r275298) @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" Based on PR#2411 .\" -.Dd February 4, 2007 +.Dd November 30, 2014 .Dt TUN 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ or a terminal for and a character-special device .Dq control interface. +A client program transfers IP (by default) packets to or from the +.Nm +.Dq control +interface. +The +.Xr tap 4 +interface provides similar functionality at the Ethernet layer: +a client will transfer Ethernet frames to or from a +.Xr tap 4 +.Dq control +interface. .Pp The network interfaces are named .Dq Li tun0 , @@ -307,6 +318,7 @@ them pile up. .Xr inet 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr pty 4 , +.Xr tap 4 , .Xr ifconfig 8 .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was originally obtained from
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