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diff --git a/sbin/lmccontrol/lmccontrol.8 b/sbin/lmccontrol/lmccontrol.8
index 6707e6e2458..d478eb2efab 100644
--- a/sbin/lmccontrol/lmccontrol.8
+++ b/sbin/lmccontrol/lmccontrol.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: lmccontrol.8,v 1.1 2000/10/13 16:22:07 chris Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: lmccontrol.8,v 1.2 2000/10/13 19:11:34 aaron Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997-1999 LAN Media Corporation (LMC)
.\" All rights reserved. www.lanmedia.com
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-command controls the operation of the Lan Media
-devices via the
+command controls the operation of the Lan Media devices via the
.Xr lmc 4
driver.
Most of the parameters that can be changed relate to the
@@ -58,13 +57,15 @@ You can adjust layer 2 protocol keepalives, and line speed.
Line characteristics which can be adjusted include CRC length,
internal or external clock source, DS3 scrambler, and DS3 cable length.
.Pp
-This program controlls the Lan Media SSI,
-HSSI, T1, and DS3 network interfaces. The SSI is the LMC1000, and runs at
-various speeds up to 10Mbps. It requires an external CSU/DSU for
-operation on T1/E1 lines. The HSSI card is the LMC5000, and runs at various
-speeds up to 52Mbps. It requires an external DSU for operation on DS3 lines.
-The DS3 is the LMC5245 and runs at a speed of
-45Mbps. It has no internal clock generator, and does not require external DSU for DS3 operation. The T1 card is the LMC1200 and runs at a speed of 1.544Mbps or
+This program controlls the Lan Media SSI, HSSI, T1, and DS3 network interfaces.
+The SSI is the LMC1000, and runs at various speeds up to 10Mbps.
+It requires an external CSU/DSU for operation on T1/E1 lines.
+The HSSI card is the LMC5000, and runs at various speeds up to 52Mbps.
+It requires an external DSU for operation on DS3 lines.
+The DS3 is the LMC5245 and runs at a speed of 45Mbps.
+It has no internal clock generator, and does not require external
+DSU for DS3 operation.
+The T1 card is the LMC1200 and runs at a speed of 1.544Mbps or
2Mbps for E1 operation, without CSU/DSU.
.Pp
The
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ The
.Nm
command given without any additional flags retrieves the current card
settings from the driver and prints them out.
-.Sh OPTIONS
+.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Fl
@@ -87,36 +88,37 @@ The interface name of the Lan Media card (default is lmc0)
.It Fl l Ar speed
To manually specify line speed, in bits per second (for devices without built-in CSU/DSU)
.It Fl c
-Sets the interface to use an external clock source. This
-is only valid for SSI/HSSI cards.
+Sets the interface to use an external clock source.
+This is only valid for SSI/HSSI cards.
.It Fl C
-Set the interface to use internal clocking. On the SSI card this uses the
-internal baud rate generator. On the HSSI card it uses the PCI bus clock.
+Set the interface to use internal clocking.
+On the SSI card this uses the internal baud rate generator.
+On the HSSI card it uses the PCI bus clock.
This is only valid for SSI/HSSI cards.
.It Fl e
-sets 16 bit CRC
+Sets 16-bit CRC.
.It Fl E
-sets 32 bit CRC
+Sets 32-bit CRC.
.It Fl k
-enables layer 2 keepalive
+Enables layer 2 keepalive.
.It Fl K
-disables layer 2 keepalive
+Disables layer 2 keepalive.
.It Fl s
-turn DS3 scrambler off
+Turn DS3 scrambler off.
.It Fl S
-turn DS3 scrambler on
+Turn DS3 scrambler on.
.It Fl o
-Program the DS3 card for cable lengths of less than 100 feet. In this mode,
-the card uses lower power to transmit data for short cable runs, which might
-otherwise overdrive a receiver. This is the default, and will work in most
-situations even with runs more than 100 feet.
+Program the DS3 card for cable lengths of less than 100 feet.
+In this mode, the card uses lower power to transmit data for short cable runs,
+which might otherwise overdrive a receiver.
+This is the default, and will work in most situations even with runs
+more than 100 feet.
.It Fl O
Program the DS3 card for cable length for over 100 feet in length (higher
power).
.El
.Pp
.Sh EXAMPLES
-
To set a SSI card for a speed of 2048000 bits/sec with HDLC keepalive off,
one could use:
.Bd -unfilled -offset indent
@@ -126,16 +128,15 @@ lmcctl -i lmc0 -l 2048000 -K
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr lmc 4 ,
.Xr sppp 4 ,
-.Xr spppcontrol 8 ,
.Xr hostname.if 8 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
-command first appeared in
-.Nx 1.4 .
+utility first appeared in
+.Ox 2.8 .
.Sh AUTHOR
The
.Nm
-command was written by
+utility was written by
.An Michael Graff Aq explorer@vix.com .