From 08e124d3fd004bf44c22b96e6fbd9890f373dae0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reyk Floeter Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:46:11 +0000 Subject: Add CAVEATS section and explain why pair(4) is not like vether(4). With OK and input from jmc@ --- share/man/man4/pair.4 | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'share/man') diff --git a/share/man/man4/pair.4 b/share/man/man4/pair.4 index 9477574ac92..9ac07e0d68a 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/pair.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/pair.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: pair.4,v 1.2 2015/10/24 13:35:33 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: pair.4,v 1.3 2015/10/24 15:46:10 reyk Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2015 Reyk Floeter .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Theo de Raadt @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Set up a pair of interfaces where each of them is a member of a different .Xr inet 4 , .Xr inet6 4 , .Xr rdomain 4 , +.Xr vether 4 , .Xr hostname.if 5 , .Xr ifconfig 8 , .Xr netstart 8 @@ -71,6 +72,18 @@ It has been extended and turned into .Nm by .An Reyk Floeter Aq Mt reyk@openbsd.org . +.Sh CAVEATS +Unlike +.Xr vether 4 , +the +.Nm +interface cannot be used as a stand-alone member in a +.Xr bridge 4 : +the link state remains down until it is connected to the second interface. +Any associated routes will be marked down until it is patched. +Use +.Xr vether 4 +as a bridge endpoint for routing purposes instead. .Sh BUGS Like .Xr tun 4 , -- cgit v1.2.3