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VETHER(4)		    Kernel Interfaces Manual		     VETHER(4)

NAME
       vether -- virtual Ethernet interface

SYNOPSIS
       pseudo-device vether

DESCRIPTION
       The  vether interface simulates a normal	Ethernet interface by encapsu-
       lating standard network frames with an  Ethernet	 header,  specifically
       for use as a member in a	bridge(4).

       To  use vether the administrator	needs to configure an address onto the
       interface so that packets can be	routed to it.  An Ethernet header will
       be prepended and, if the	vether interface is a member of	 a  bridge(4),
       the frame will show up there.

SEE ALSO
       arp(4),	 bridge(4),   inet(4),	 inet6(4),  netintro(4),  ng_ether(4),
       ng_pppoe(4), vlan(4), ifconfig(8)

FreeBSD	Ports 14.quarterly     January 20, 2014			     VETHER(4)

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