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diff --git a/share/man/man4/carp.4 b/share/man/man4/carp.4 index b9f3e3079e8..a1cff5d1650 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/carp.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/carp.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: carp.4,v 1.4 2003/10/19 03:57:25 david Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: carp.4,v 1.5 2003/12/08 10:03:43 markus Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2003, Ryan McBride. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ addresses are always available, but in some configurations .Nm can also provide load balancing functionality. .Pp +A +.Nm +interface can be created at runtime using the +.Ic ifconfig carpN create +command or by setting up a +.Xr hostname.if 5 +configuration file for +.Xr netstart 8 . +.Pp To use .Nm , the administrator needs to configure at minimum a common virtual host ID and @@ -79,14 +88,18 @@ The of 100 on the second virtual host means that it's advertisements will be sent out slightly less frequently. .Bd -literal -offset indent +# ifconfig carp0 create # ifconfig carp0 vhid 1 pass mekmitasdigoat 192.168.1.10 +# ifconfig carp1 create # ifconfig carp1 vhid 2 advskew 100 pass mekmitasdigoat 192.168.1.10 .Ed .Pp Now we configure Host B. The configuration is identical, except we skew virtual host 1 instead. .Bd -literal -offset indent +# ifconfig carp0 create # ifconfig carp0 vhid 1 advskew 100 pass mekmitasdigoat 192.168.1.10 +# ifconfig carp1 create # ifconfig carp1 vhid 2 pass mekmitasdigoat 192.168.1.10 .Ed .Pp |