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author | Esben Norby <norby@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-10-07 16:29:11 +0000 |
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committer | Esben Norby <norby@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-10-07 16:29:11 +0000 |
commit | e74cb26ea0c5a3dda257d3045fb573e01929e16f (patch) | |
tree | f858c496013b8df76e32c4793b40331a445ce9b0 /share | |
parent | d39ca6ebd673875eb5f3301d7344c443447a9873 (diff) |
Document the recent changes to the multicast routing in the kernel.
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Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/multicast.4 | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/pim.4 | 14 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/multicast.4 b/share/man/man4/multicast.4 index a7564ac8db0..ad9fe4e63dc 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/multicast.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/multicast.4 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. .\" .\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man4/multicast.4,v 1.4 2004/07/09 09:22:36 ru Exp $ -.\" $OpenBSD: multicast.4,v 1.3 2005/09/30 20:34:24 jaredy Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: multicast.4,v 1.4 2005/10/07 16:29:10 norby Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: multicast.4,v 1.3 2004/09/12 13:12:26 wiz Exp $ .\" .Dd September 4, 2003 @@ -72,11 +72,10 @@ and Protocol Independent Multicast \- Dense Mode (PIM-DM) were developed as well. .Pp To start multicast routing, -the user must enable multicast forwarding in the kernel -(see -.Sx SYNOPSIS -about the kernel configuration options), -and must run a multicast routing capable user-level process, +the user must enable multicast forwarding via the +.Va net.inet.ip.mforwarding +.Xr sysctl 8 . +The user must also run a multicast routing capable user-level process, such as .Xr mrouted 8 . From a developer's point of view, @@ -944,7 +943,8 @@ after the previous upcall. .Xr ip 4 , .Xr ip6 4 , .Xr pim 4 , -.Xr mrouted 8 +.Xr mrouted 8 , +.Xr sysctl 8 .\" .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit diff --git a/share/man/man4/pim.4 b/share/man/man4/pim.4 index 8efe111dd95..4e02be9d88c 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/pim.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/pim.4 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. .\" .\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man4/pim.4,v 1.2 2004/07/09 09:22:36 ru Exp $ -.\" $OpenBSD: pim.4,v 1.4 2005/10/04 08:45:23 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: pim.4,v 1.5 2005/10/07 16:29:10 norby Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: pim.4,v 1.2 2004/09/12 13:06:14 wiz Exp $ .\" .Dd September 4, 2003 @@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ to routers with no group membership information. Both PIM-SM and PIM-DM are fairly complex protocols, though PIM-SM is much more complex. To enable PIM-SM or PIM-DM multicast routing in a router, -the user must enable multicast routing and PIM processing in the kernel +the user must enable multicast forwarding via the +.Va net.inet.ip.mforwarding +.Xr sysctl 8 +and PIM processing in the kernel (see .Sx SYNOPSIS -about the kernel configuration options), -and must run a PIM-SM or PIM-DM capable user-level process. +for the correct kernel configuration option). +The user must also run a PIM-SM or PIM-DM capable user-level process. From a developer's point of view, the programming guide described in the .Sx "Programming Guide" @@ -171,7 +174,8 @@ and .Xr inet 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr ip 4 , -.Xr multicast 4 +.Xr multicast 4 , +.Xr sysctl 8 .\" .Sh STANDARDS The PIM-SM protocol is specified in RFC 2362 (to be replaced by |