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authorcinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>2012-12-06 07:30:16 +0100
committercinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>2012-12-06 07:30:16 +0100
commitdf8c55ec711191e9d22416ff8c89ec409f995828 (patch)
tree3e4f54763cbfc6a2efd4e6e5a94ef38893439025 /sys/man/8
parenta81a6f2ff46e468af8577d1048e8421750b83bb4 (diff)
ipconfig(8): document new default behaviour for finding ethernet device
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@@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ ipconfig, rip, linklocal, ipv6on \- Internet configuration and routing
]\|]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Ipconfig
-binds a device interface (default
-.BR /net/ether0 )
-to a mounted IP stack (default
+binds a device interface to a mounted IP stack (default
.BR /net )
and configures the interface with a local address and optionally
a mask, a remote address, a file server and an authentication server address.
+If no device is specified, the first
+.B ether
+device on the
+.I netmtpt
+is used.
The addresses can be specified in the command line or obtained via DHCP.
If DHCP is requested, it will also obtain the addresses of DNS
servers, NTP servers, gateways, a Plan 9 file server,