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IFCONFIG(8)		  BSD System Manager's Manual		   IFCONFIG(8)

NAME
     ifconfig -- configure network interface parameters

SYNOPSIS
     ifconfig [-L] [-k]	[-m] interface [create]	[address_family] [address
	      [dest_address]] [parameters]
     ifconfig interface	destroy
     ifconfig -a [-L] [-d] [-m]	[-u] [-v] [address_family]
     ifconfig -l [-d] [-u] [address_family]
     ifconfig [-L] [-d]	[-k] [-m] [-u] [-v] [-C]

DESCRIPTION
     The ifconfig utility is used to assign an address to a network interface
     and/or configure network interface	parameters.  The ifconfig utility must
     be	used at	boot time to define the	network	address	of each	interface
     present on	a machine; it may also be used at a later time to redefine an
     interface's address or other operating parameters.

     The following options are available:

     address
	     For the DARPA-Internet family, the	address	is either a host name
	     present in	the host name data base, hosts(5), or a	DARPA Internet
	     address expressed in the Internet standard	"dot notation".

	     It	is also	possible to use	the CIDR notation (also	known as the
	     slash notation) to	include	the netmask.  That is, one can specify
	     an	address	like 192.168.0.1/16.

	     For "inet6" family, it is also possible to	specify	the prefix
	     length using the slash notation, like ::1/128.  See the prefixlen
	     parameter below for more information.

	     The link-level ("link") address is	specified as a series of
	     colon-separated hex digits.  This can be used to e.g. set a new
	     MAC address on an ethernet	interface, though the mechanism	used
	     is	not ethernet-specific.	If the interface is already up when
	     this option is used, it will be briefly brought down and then
	     brought back up again in order to ensure that the receive filter
	     in	the underlying ethernet	hardware is properly reprogrammed.

     address_family
	     Specify the address family	which affects interpretation of	the
	     remaining parameters.  Since an interface can receive transmis-
	     sions in differing	protocols with different naming	schemes, spec-
	     ifying the	address	family is recommended.	The address or proto-
	     col families currently supported are "inet", "inet6", "atalk",
	     "ipx", and	"link".	 The default is	"inet".	 "ether" and "lladdr"
	     are synonyms for "link".

     dest_address
	     Specify the address of the	correspondent on the other end of a
	     point to point link.

     interface
	     This parameter is a string	of the form "name unit", for example,
	     "ed0".

     The following parameters may be set with ifconfig:

     add     Another name for the alias	parameter.  Introduced for compatibil-
	     ity with BSD/OS.

     alias   Establish an additional network address for this interface.  This
	     is	sometimes useful when changing network numbers,	and one	wishes
	     to	accept packets addressed to the	old interface.	If the address
	     is	on the same subnet as the first	network	address	for this in-
	     terface, a	non-conflicting	netmask	must be	given.	Usually
	     0xffffffff	is most	appropriate.

     -alias  Remove the	network	address	specified.  This would be used if you
	     incorrectly specified an alias, or	it was no longer needed.  If
	     you have incorrectly set an NS address having the side effect of
	     specifying	the host portion, removing all NS addresses will allow
	     you to respecify the host portion.

     anycast
	     (Inet6 only.)  Specify that the address configured	is an anycast
	     address.  Based on	the current specification, only	routers	may
	     configure anycast addresses.  Anycast address will	not be used as
	     source address of any of outgoing IPv6 packets.

     arp     Enable the	use of the Address Resolution Protocol (arp(4))	in
	     mapping between network level addresses and link level addresses
	     (default).	 This is currently implemented for mapping between
	     DARPA Internet addresses and IEEE 802 48-bit MAC addresses	(Eth-
	     ernet, FDDI, and Token Ring addresses).

     -arp    Disable the use of	the Address Resolution Protocol	(arp(4)).

     staticarp
	     If	the Address Resolution Protocol	is enabled, the	host will only
	     reply to requests for its addresses, and will never send any re-
	     quests.

     -staticarp
	     If	the Address Resolution Protocol	is enabled, the	host will per-
	     form normally, sending out	requests and listening for replies.

     broadcast
	     (Inet only.)  Specify the address to use to represent broadcasts
	     to	the network.  The default broadcast address is the address
	     with a host part of all 1's.

     debug   Enable driver dependent debugging code; usually, this turns on
	     extra console error logging.

     -debug  Disable driver dependent debugging	code.

     promisc
	     Put interface into	permanently promiscuous	mode.

     -promisc
	     Disable permanently promiscuous mode.

     delete  Another name for the -alias parameter.

     down    Mark an interface "down".	When an	interface is marked "down",
	     the system	will not attempt to transmit messages through that in-
	     terface.  If possible, the	interface will be reset	to disable re-
	     ception as	well.  This action does	not automatically disable
	     routes using the interface.

     eui64   (Inet6 only.)  Fill interface index (lowermost 64bit of an	IPv6
	     address) automatically.

     ipdst   This is used to specify an	Internet host who is willing to	re-
	     ceive IP packets encapsulating IPX	packets	bound for a remote
	     network.  An apparent point to point link is constructed, and the
	     address specified will be taken as	the IPX	address	and network of
	     the destination.

     maclabel label
	     If	Mandatory Access Control support is enabled in the kernel, set
	     the MAC label to label.

     media type
	     If	the driver supports the	media selection	system,	set the	media
	     type of the interface to type.  Some interfaces support the mutu-
	     ally exclusive use	of one of several different physical media
	     connectors.  For example, a 10Mb/s	Ethernet interface might sup-
	     port the use of either AUI	or twisted pair	connectors.  Setting
	     the media type to "10base5/AUI" would change the currently	active
	     connector to the AUI port.	 Setting it to "10baseT/UTP" would ac-
	     tivate twisted pair.  Refer to the	interfaces' driver specific
	     documentation or man page for a complete list of the available
	     types.

     mediaopt opts
	     If	the driver supports the	media selection	system,	set the	speci-
	     fied media	options	on the interface.  The opts argument is	a
	     comma delimited list of options to	apply to the interface.	 Refer
	     to	the interfaces'	driver specific	man page for a complete	list
	     of	available options.

     -mediaopt opts
	     If	the driver supports the	media selection	system,	disable	the
	     specified media options on	the interface.

     mode mode
	     If	the driver supports the	media selection	system,	set the	speci-
	     fied operating mode on the	interface to mode.  For	IEEE 802.11
	     wireless interfaces that support multiple operating modes this
	     directive is used to select between 802.11a ("11a"), 802.11b
	     ("11b"), and 802.11g ("11g") operating modes.

     name name
	     Set the interface name to name.

     rxcsum, txcsum
	     If	the driver supports user-configurable checksum offloading, en-
	     able receive (or transmit)	checksum offloading on the interface.
	     Some drivers may not be able to enable these flags	independently
	     of	each other, so setting one may also set	the other.  The	driver
	     will offload as much checksum work	as it can reliably support,
	     the exact level of	offloading varies between drivers.

     -rxcsum, -txcsum
	     If	the driver supports user-configurable checksum offloading,
	     disable receive (or transmit) checksum offloading on the inter-
	     face.  These settings may not always be independent of each
	     other.

     vlanmtu, vlanhwtag
	     If	the driver offers user-configurable VLAN support, enable re-
	     ception of	extended frames	or tag processing in hardware, respec-
	     tively.  Note that	this must be issued on a physical interface
	     associated	with vlan(4), not on a vlan(4) interface itself.

     -vlanmtu, -vlanhwtag
	     If	the driver offers user-configurable VLAN support, disable re-
	     ception of	extended frames	or tag processing in hardware, respec-
	     tively.

     polling
	     Turn on polling(4)	feature	and disable interrupts on the inter-
	     face, if driver supports this mode.

     -polling
	     Turn off polling(4) feature and enable interrupt mode on the in-
	     terface.

     create  Create the	specified network pseudo-device.  If the interface is
	     given without a unit number, try to create	a new device with an
	     arbitrary unit number.  If	creation of an arbitrary device	is
	     successful, the new device	name is	printed	to standard output un-
	     less the interface	is renamed or destroyed	in the same ifconfig
	     invocation.

     destroy
	     Destroy the specified network pseudo-device.

     plumb   Another name for the create parameter.  Included for Solaris com-
	     patibility.

     unplumb
	     Another name for the destroy parameter.  Included for Solaris
	     compatibility.

     metric n
	     Set the routing metric of the interface to	n, default 0.  The
	     routing metric is used by the routing protocol (routed(8)).
	     Higher metrics have the effect of making a	route less favorable;
	     metrics are counted as addition hops to the destination network
	     or	host.

     mtu n   Set the maximum transmission unit of the interface	to n, default
	     is	interface specific.  The MTU is	used to	limit the size of
	     packets that are transmitted on an	interface.  Not	all interfaces
	     support setting the MTU, and some interfaces have range restric-
	     tions.

     netmask mask
	     (Inet only.)  Specify how much of the address to reserve for sub-
	     dividing networks into sub-networks.  The mask includes the net-
	     work part of the local address and	the subnet part, which is
	     taken from	the host field of the address.	The mask can be	speci-
	     fied as a single hexadecimal number with a	leading	`0x', with a
	     dot-notation Internet address, or with a pseudo-network name
	     listed in the network table networks(5).  The mask	contains 1's
	     for the bit positions in the 32-bit address which are to be used
	     for the network and subnet	parts, and 0's for the host part.  The
	     mask should contain at least the standard network portion,	and
	     the subnet	field should be	contiguous with	the network portion.

	     The netmask can also be specified in CIDR notation	after the ad-
	     dress.  See the address option above for more information.

     prefixlen len
	     (Inet6 only.)  Specify that len bits are reserved for subdividing
	     networks into sub-networks.  The len must be integer, and for
	     syntactical reason	it must	be between 0 to	128.  It is almost al-
	     ways 64 under the current IPv6 assignment rule.  If the parameter
	     is	omitted, 64 is used.

	     The prefix	can also be specified using the	slash notation after
	     the address.  See the address option above	for more information.

     range netrange
	     Under appletalk, set the interface	to respond to a	netrange of
	     the form startnet-endnet.	Appletalk uses this scheme instead of
	     netmasks though FreeBSD implements	it internally as a set of net-
	     masks.

     remove  Another name for the -alias parameter.  Introduced	for compati-
	     bility with BSD/OS.

     phase   The argument following this specifies the version (phase) of the
	     Appletalk network attached	to the interface.  Values of 1 or 2
	     are permitted.

     link[0-2]
	     Enable special processing of the link level of the	interface.
	     These three options are interface specific	in actual effect, how-
	     ever, they	are in general used to select special modes of opera-
	     tion.  An example of this is to enable SLIP compression, or to
	     select the	connector type for some	Ethernet cards.	 Refer to the
	     man page for the specific driver for more information.

     -link[0-2]
	     Disable special processing	at the link level with the specified
	     interface.

     monitor
	     Put the interface in monitor mode.	 No packets are	transmitted,
	     and received packets are discarded	after bpf(4) processing.

     -monitor
	     Take the interface	out of monitor mode.

     up	     Mark an interface "up".  This may be used to enable an interface
	     after an "ifconfig	down".	It happens automatically when setting
	     the first address on an interface.	 If the	interface was reset
	     when previously marked down, the hardware will be re-initialized.

     The following parameters are specific to IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces:

     apbridge
	     When operating as an access point,	pass packets between wireless
	     clients directly (default).  To instead let them pass up through
	     the system	and be forwarded using some other mechanism, use
	     -apbridge.	 Disabling the internal	bridging is useful when	traf-
	     fic is to be processed with packet	filtering.

     authmode mode
	     Set the desired authentication mode in infrastructure mode.  Not
	     all adaptors support all modes.  The set of valid modes is
	     "none", "open", "shared" (shared key), "8021x" (IEEE 802.1x), and
	     "wpa" (IEEE WPA/WPA2/802.11i).  The "8021x" and "wpa" modes are
	     only useful when using an authentication service (a supplicant
	     for client	operation or an	authenticator when operating as	an ac-
	     cess point).  Modes are case insensitive.

     bintval interval
	     Set the interval at which beacon frames are sent when operating
	     in	ad-hoc or ap mode.  The	interval parameter is specified	in
	     TU's (1/1024 msecs).  By default beacon frames are	transmitted
	     every 100 TU's.

     bssid address
	     Specify the MAC address of	the access point to use	when operating
	     as	a station in a BSS network.  This overrides any	automatic se-
	     lection done by the system.  To disable a previously selected ac-
	     cess point, supply	"any", "none", or "-" for the address.	This
	     option is useful when more	than one access	points have the	same
	     SSID.  Another name for the bssid parameter is ap.

     chanlist channels
	     Set the desired channels to use when scanning for access points,
	     neighbors in an IBSS network, or looking for unoccupied channels
	     when operating as an access point.	 The set of channels is	speci-
	     fied as a comma-separated list with each element in the list rep-
	     resenting either a	single channel number or a range of the	form
	     "a-b".  Channel numbers must be in	the range 1 to 255 and be per-
	     missible according	to the operating characteristics of the	de-
	     vice.

     channel number
	     Set a single desired channel.  Channels range from	1 to 255, but
	     the exact selection available depends on the region your adaptor
	     was manufactured for.  Setting the	channel	to "0",	"any", or "-"
	     will give you the default for your	adaptor.  Some adaptors	ignore
	     this setting unless you are in ad-hoc mode.  Alternatively	the
	     frequency,	in megahertz, may be specified instead of the channel
	     number.

     dtimperiod	period
	     Set the DTIM period for transmitting buffered multicast data
	     frames when operating in ap mode.	The period specifies the num-
	     ber of beacon intervals between DTIM and must be in the range 1
	     to	15.  By	default	DTIM is	1 (i.e.	DTIM occurs at each beacon).

     fragthreshold length
	     Set the threshold for which transmitted frames are	broken into
	     fragments.	 The length argument is	the frame size in bytes	and
	     must be in	the range 256 to 2346.	Setting	length to "2346",
	     "any", or "-" disables transmit fragmentation.  Not all adaptors
	     honor the fragmentation threshold.

     hidessid
	     When operating as an access point,	do not broadcast the SSID in
	     beacon frames or respond to probe request frames unless they are
	     directed to the ap	(i.e. they include the ap's SSID).  By de-
	     fault, the	SSID is	included in beacon frames and undirected probe
	     request frames are	answered.  To re-enable	the broadcast of the
	     SSID etc.,	use -hidessid.

     list active
	     Display the list of channels available for	use taking into	ac-
	     count any restrictions set	with the "chanlist" and	"channel" di-
	     rectives.

     list caps
	     Display the adaptor's capabilities, including the operating modes
	     supported.

     list chan
	     Display the list of channels available for	use.  "list freq" is
	     another way of requesting this information.

     list mac
	     Display the current MAC Access Control List state.	 Each address
	     is	prefixed with a	character that indicates the current policy
	     applied to	it: "+"	indicates the address is allowed access, "-"
	     indicates the address is denied access, "*" indicates the address
	     is	present	but the	current	policy open (so	the acl	is not con-
	     sulted).

     list scan
	     Display the access	points and/or ad-hoc neighbors located in the
	     vicinity.	This information may be	updated	automatically by the
	     adaptor and/or with a "scan" request.  "list ap" is another way
	     of	requesting this	information.

     list sta
	     When operating as an access point display the stations that are
	     currently associated.  When operating in ad-hoc mode display sta-
	     tions identified as neighbors in the IBSS.

     list wme
	     Display the current parameters to use when	operating in WME mode.
	     When WME mode is enabled for an adaptor this information will be
	     displayed with the	regular	status;	this command is	mostly useful
	     for examining parameters when WME mode is disabled.  See the de-
	     scription of the "wme" directive for information on the various
	     parameters.

     powersave
	     Enable powersave operation.  When operating as a client, the sta-
	     tion will conserve	power by periodically turning off the radio
	     and listening for messages	from the access	point telling it there
	     are packets waiting.  The station must then retrieve the packets.
	     When operating as an access point,	the station must honor power
	     save operation of associated clients.  Not	all devices support
	     power save	operation, either as a client or as an access point.
	     Use -powersave to disable powersave operation.

     powersavesleep sleep
	     Set the desired max powersave sleep time in milliseconds.

     protmode technique
	     For interfaces operating in 802.11g, use the specified technique
	     for protecting OFDM frames	in a mixed 11b/11g network.  The set
	     of	valid techniques is "off", "cts" (CTS to self),	and "rtscts"
	     (RTS/CTS).	 Technique names are case insensitive.

     pureg   When operating as an access point in 802.11g mode allow only 11g-
	     capable stations to associate (11b-only stations are not permit-
	     ted to associate).	 To allow both 11g and 11b-only	stations to
	     associate,	use -pureg.

     roaming mode
	     When operating as a station, control how the system will behave
	     when communication	with the current access	point is broken.  The
	     mode argument may be one of "device" (leave it to the hardware
	     device to decide),	"auto" (handle either in the device or the op-
	     erating system--as	appropriate), "manual" (do nothing until ex-
	     plicitly instructed).  By default,	the device is left to handle
	     this if it	is capable; otherwise, the operating system will auto-
	     matically attempt to reestablish communication.  Manual mode is
	     mostly useful when	an application wants to	control	the selection
	     of	an access point.

     rtsthreshold length
	     Set the threshold for which transmitted frames are	preceded by
	     transmission of an	RTS control frame.  The	length argument	is the
	     frame size	in bytes and must be in	the range 1 to 2346.  Setting
	     length to "2346", "any", or "-" disables transmission of RTS
	     frames.  Not all adaptors support setting the RTS threshold.

     ssid ssid
	     Set the desired Service Set Identifier (aka network name).	 The
	     SSID is a string up to 32 characters in length and	may be speci-
	     fied as either a normal string or in hexadecimal when preceded by
	     `0x'.  Additionally, the SSID may be cleared by setting it	to
	     `-'.

     scan    Initiate a	scan of	neighboring stations, wait for it to complete,
	     and display all stations found.  Only the super-user can initiate
	     a scan.  Depending	on the capabilities of the APs,	the following
	     flags can be included in the output:

	     E	  Extended Service Set (ESS).  Indicates that the station is
		  part of an infrastructure network (in	contrast to an
		  IBSS/ad-hoc network).

	     I	  IBSS/ad-hoc network.	Indicates that the station is part of
		  an ad-hoc network (in	contrast to an ESS network).

	     P	  Privacy.  Data confidentiality is required for all data
		  frames exchanged within the BSS.  This means that this BSS
		  requires the station to use cryptographic means such as WEP,
		  TKIP or AES-CCMP to encrypt/decrypt data frames being	ex-
		  changed with others.

	     S	  Short	Preamble.  Indicates that the network is using short
		  preambles (defined in	802.11b	High Rate/DSSS PHY, short pre-
		  amble	utilizes a 56 bit sync field in	contrast to a 128 bit
		  field	used in	long preamble mode).

	     s	  Short	slot time.  Indicates that the network is using	a
		  short	slot time.

	     The "list scan" request can be used to show recent	scan results
	     without initiating	a new scan.

     stationname name
	     Set the name of this station.  It appears that the	station	name
	     is	not really part	of the IEEE 802.11 protocol though all inter-
	     faces seem	to support it.	As such	it only	seems to be meaningful
	     to	identical or virtually identical equipment.  Setting the sta-
	     tion name is identical in syntax to setting the SSID.

     txpower power
	     Set the power used	to transmit frames.  The power argument	is a
	     unitless value in the range 0 to 100 that is interpreted by driv-
	     ers to derive a device-specific value.  Out of range values are
	     truncated.	 Typically only	a few discreet power settings are
	     available and the driver will use the setting closest to the
	     specified value.  Not all adaptors	support	changing the transmit
	     power.

     wepmode mode
	     Set the desired WEP mode.	Not all	adaptors support all modes.
	     The set of	valid modes is "off", "on", and	"mixed".  The "mixed"
	     mode explicitly tells the adaptor to allow	association with ac-
	     cess points which allow both encrypted and	unencrypted traffic.
	     On	these adaptors,	"on" means that	the access point must only al-
	     low encrypted connections.	 On other adaptors, "on" is generally
	     another name for "mixed".	Modes are case insensitive.

     weptxkey index
	     Set the WEP key to	be used	for transmission.

     wepkey key|index:key
	     Set the selected WEP key.	If an index is not given, key 1	is
	     set.  A WEP key will be either 5 or 13 characters (40 or 104
	     bits) depending of	the local network and the capabilities of the
	     adaptor.  It may be specified either as a plain string or as a
	     string of hexadecimal digits preceded by `0x'.  For maximum
	     portability, hex keys are recommended; the	mapping	of text	keys
	     to	WEP encryption is usually driver-specific.  In particular, the
	     Windows drivers do	this mapping differently to FreeBSD.  A	key
	     may be cleared by setting it to `-'.  If WEP is supported then
	     there are at least	four keys.  Some adaptors support more than
	     four keys.	 If that is the	case, then the first four keys (1-4)
	     will be the standard temporary keys and any others	will be	adap-
	     tor specific keys such as permanent keys stored in	NVRAM.

     wme     Enable Wireless Multimedia	Extensions (WME) support, if avail-
	     able, for the specified interface.	 WME is	a subset of the	IEEE
	     802.11e standard to support the efficient communication of	real-
	     time and multimedia data.	To disable WME support,	use -wme.

	     The following parameters are meaningful only when WME support is
	     in	use.  Parameters are specified per-AC (Access Category)	and
	     split into	those that are used by a station when acting as	an ac-
	     cess point	and those for client stations in the BSS.  The latter
	     are received from the access point	and may	not be changed (at the
	     station).	The following Access Categories	are recognized:

	     AC_BE  (or	BE) best effort	delivery,
	     AC_BK  (or	BK) background traffic,
	     AC_VI  (or	VI) video traffic,
	     AC_VO  (or	VO) voice traffic.

	     AC	parameters are case-insensitive.  Traffic classification is
	     done in the operating system using	the vlan priority associated
	     with data frames or the ToS (Type of Service) indication in IP-
	     encapsulated frames.  If neither information is present traffic
	     is	assigned to the	Best Effort (BE) category.

	     ack ac  Set the ACK policy	for QoS	transmissions by the local
		     station; this controls whether or not data	frames trans-
		     mitted by a station require an ACK	response from the re-
		     ceiving station.  To disable waiting for an ACK use -ack.
		     This parameter is applied only to the local station.

	     acm ac  Enable the	Admission Control Mandatory (ACM) mechanism
		     for transmissions by the local station.  To disable the
		     ACM use -acm.  On stations	in a BSS this parameter	is
		     read-only and indicates the setting received from the ac-
		     cess point.  NB: ACM is not supported right now.

	     aifs ac count
		     Set the Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing (AIFS) channel
		     access parameter to use for transmissions by the local
		     station.  On stations in a	BSS this parameter is read-
		     only and indicates	the setting received from the access
		     point.

	     cwmin ac count
		     Set the CWmin channel access parameter to use for trans-
		     missions by the local station.  On	stations in a BSS this
		     parameter is read-only and	indicates the setting received
		     from the access point.

	     cwmax ac count
		     Set the CWmax channel access parameter to use for trans-
		     missions by the local station.  On	stations in a BSS this
		     parameter is read-only and	indicates the setting received
		     from the access point.

	     txoplimit ac limit
		     Set the Transmission Opportunity Limit channel access pa-
		     rameter to	use for	transmissions by the local station.
		     This parameter defines an interval	of time	when a WME
		     station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the
		     wireless medium.  On stations in a	BSS this parameter is
		     read-only and indicates the setting received from the ac-
		     cess point.

	     bss:aifs ac count
		     Set the AIFS channel access parameter to send to stations
		     in	a BSS.	This parameter is meaningful only when operat-
		     ing in ap mode.

	     bss:cwmin ac count
		     Set the CWmin channel access parameter to send to sta-
		     tions in a	BSS.  This parameter is	meaningful only	when
		     operating in ap mode.

	     bss:cwmax ac count
		     Set the CWmax channel access parameter to send to sta-
		     tions in a	BSS.  This parameter is	meaningful only	when
		     operating in ap mode.

	     bss:txoplimit ac limit
		     Set the TxOpLimit channel access parameter	to send	to
		     stations in a BSS.	 This parameter	is meaningful only
		     when operating in ap mode.

     The following parameters support an optional access control list feature
     available with some adaptors when operating in ap mode; see wlan_acl(4).
     This facility allows an access point to accept/deny association requests
     based on the MAC address of the station.  Note that this feature does not
     significantly enhance security as MAC address spoofing is easy to do.

     mac:add address
	     Add the specified MAC address to the database.  Depending on the
	     policy setting association	requests from the specified station
	     will be allowed or	denied.

     mac:allow
	     Set the ACL policy	to permit association only by stations regis-
	     tered in the database.

     mac:del
	     Delete the	specified MAC address from the database.

     mac:deny
	     Set the ACL policy	to deny	association only by stations regis-
	     tered in the database.

     mac:kick
	     Force the specified station to be deauthenticated.	 This typi-
	     cally is done to block a station after updating the address data-
	     base.

     mac:open
	     Set the ACL policy	to allow all stations to associate.

     mac:flush
	     Delete all	entries	in the database.

     The following parameters are for compatibility with other systems:

     nwid ssid
	     Another name for the ssid parameter.  Included for	NetBSD compat-
	     ibility.

     station name
	     Another name for the stationname parameter.  Included for BSD/OS
	     compatibility.

     wep     Another way of saying wepmode on.	Included for BSD/OS compati-
	     bility.

     -wep    Another way of saying wepmode off.	 Included for BSD/OS compati-
	     bility.

     nwkey key
	     Another way of saying: "wepmode on	weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:key	wepkey
	     2:- wepkey	3:- wepkey 4:-".  Included for NetBSD compatibility.

     nwkey n:k1,k2,k3,k4
	     Another way of saying "wepmode on weptxkey	n wepkey 1:k1 wepkey
	     2:k2 wepkey 3:k3 wepkey 4:k4".  Included for NetBSD compatibil-
	     ity.

     -nwkey  Another way of saying wepmode off.	 Included for NetBSD compati-
	     bility.

     The following parameters are specific to bridge interfaces:

     addm interface
	     Add the interface named by	interface as a member of the bridge.
	     The interface is put into promiscuous mode	so that	it can receive
	     every packet sent on the network.

     deletem interface
	     Remove the	interface named	by interface from the bridge.  Promis-
	     cuous mode	is disabled on the interface when it is	removed	from
	     the bridge.

     maxaddr size
	     Set the size of the bridge	address	cache to size.	The default is
	     100 entries.

     timeout seconds
	     Set the timeout of	address	cache entries to seconds seconds.  If
	     seconds is	zero, then address cache entries will not be expired.
	     The default is 240	seconds.

     addr    Display the addresses that	have been learned by the bridge.

     static interface-name address
	     Add a static entry	into the address cache pointing	to
	     interface-name.  Static entries are never aged out	of the cache
	     or	re-placed, even	if the address is seen on a different inter-
	     face.

     deladdr address
	     Delete address from the address cache.

     flush   Delete all	dynamically-learned addresses from the address cache.

     flushall
	     Delete all	addresses, including static addresses, from the	ad-
	     dress cache.

     discover interface
	     Mark an interface as a "discovering" interface.  When the bridge
	     has no address cache entry	(either	dynamic	or static) for the
	     destination address of a packet, the bridge will forward the
	     packet to all member interfaces marked as "discovering".  This is
	     the default for all interfaces added to a bridge.

     -discover interface
	     Clear the "discovering" attribute on a member interface.  For
	     packets without the "discovering" attribute, the only packets
	     forwarded on the interface	are broadcast or multicast packets and
	     packets for which the destination address is known	to be on the
	     interface's segment.

     learn interface
	     Mark an interface as a "learning" interface.  When	a packet ar-
	     rives on such an interface, the source address of the packet is
	     entered into the address cache as being a destination address on
	     the interface's segment.  This is the default for all interfaces
	     added to a	bridge.

     -learn interface
	     Clear the "learning" attribute on a member	interface.

     stp interface
	     Enable Spanning Tree protocol on interface.  The if_bridge(4)
	     driver has	support	for the	IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree protocol
	     (STP).  Spanning Tree is used to detect and remove	loops in a
	     network topology.

     -stp interface
	     Disable Spanning Tree protocol on interface.  This	is the default
	     for all interfaces	added to a bridge.

     maxage seconds
	     Set the time that a Spanning Tree protocol	configuration is
	     valid.  The default is 20 seconds.	 The minimum is	1 second and
	     the maximum is 255	seconds.

     fwddelay seconds
	     Set the time that must pass before	an interface begins forwarding
	     packets when Spanning Tree	is enabled.  The default is 15 sec-
	     onds.  The	minimum	is 1 second and	the maximum is 255 seconds.

     hellotime seconds
	     Set the time between broadcasting of Spanning Tree	protocol con-
	     figuration	messages.  The default is 2 seconds.  The minimum is 1
	     second and	the maximum is 255 seconds.

     priority value
	     Set the bridge priority for Spanning Tree.	 The default is	32768.
	     The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 65536.

     ifpriority	interface value
	     Set the Spanning Tree priority of interface to value.  The	de-
	     fault is 128.  The	minimum	is 0 and the maximum is	255.

     ifpathcost	interface value
	     Set the Spanning Tree path	cost of	interface to value.  The de-
	     fault is 55.  The minimum is 0 and	the maximum is 65535.

     The following parameters are specific to IP tunnel	interfaces, gif(4):

     tunnel src_addr dest_addr
	     Configure the physical source and destination address for IP tun-
	     nel interfaces.  The arguments src_addr and dest_addr are inter-
	     preted as the outer source/destination for	the encapsulating
	     IPv4/IPv6 header.

     -tunnel
	     Unconfigure the physical source and destination address for IP
	     tunnel interfaces previously configured with tunnel.

     deletetunnel
	     Another name for the -tunnel parameter.

     The following parameters are specific to vlan(4) interfaces:

     vlan vlan_tag
	     Set the VLAN tag value to vlan_tag.  This value is	a 16-bit num-
	     ber which is used to create an 802.1Q VLAN	header for packets
	     sent from the vlan(4) interface.  Note that vlan and vlandev must
	     both be set at the	same time.

     vlandev iface
	     Associate the physical interface iface with a vlan(4) interface.
	     Packets transmitted through the vlan(4) interface will be di-
	     verted to the specified physical interface	iface with 802.1Q VLAN
	     encapsulation.  Packets with 802.1Q encapsulation received	by the
	     parent interface with the correct VLAN tag	will be	diverted to
	     the associated vlan(4) pseudo-interface.  The vlan(4) interface
	     is	assigned a copy	of the parent interface's flags	and the	par-
	     ent's ethernet address.  The vlandev and vlan must	both be	set at
	     the same time.  If	the vlan(4) interface already has a physical
	     interface associated with it, this	command	will fail.  To change
	     the association to	another	physical interface, the	existing asso-
	     ciation must be cleared first.

	     Note: if the hardware tagging capability is set on	the parent in-
	     terface, the vlan(4) pseudo interface's behavior changes: the
	     vlan(4) interface recognizes that the parent interface supports
	     insertion and extraction of VLAN tags on its own (usually in
	     firmware) and that	it should pass packets to and from the parent
	     unaltered.

     -vlandev [iface]
	     If	the driver is a	vlan(4)	pseudo device, disassociate the	parent
	     interface from it.	 This breaks the link between the vlan(4) in-
	     terface and its parent, clears its	VLAN tag, flags	and its	link
	     address and shuts the interface down.  The	iface argument is use-
	     less and hence deprecated.

     The ifconfig utility displays the current configuration for a network in-
     terface when no optional parameters are supplied.	If a protocol family
     is	specified, ifconfig will report	only the details specific to that pro-
     tocol family.

     If	the -m flag is passed before an	interface name,	ifconfig will display
     the capability list and all of the	supported media	for the	specified in-
     terface.  If -L flag is supplied, address lifetime	is displayed for IPv6
     addresses,	as time	offset string.

     Optionally, the -a	flag may be used instead of an interface name.	This
     flag instructs ifconfig to	display	information about all interfaces in
     the system.  The -d flag limits this to interfaces	that are down, and -u
     limits this to interfaces that are	up.  When no arguments are given, -a
     is	implied.

     The -l flag may be	used to	list all available interfaces on the system,
     with no other additional information.  Use	of this	flag is	mutually ex-
     clusive with all other flags and commands,	except for -d (only list in-
     terfaces that are down) and -u (only list interfaces that are up).

     The -v flag may be	used to	get more verbose status	for an interface.

     The -C flag may be	used to	list all of the	interface cloners available on
     the system, with no additional information.  Use of this flag is mutually
     exclusive with all	other flags and	commands.

     The -k flag causes	keying information for the interface, if available, to
     be	printed.  For example, the values of 802.11 WEP	keys will be printed,
     if	accessible to the current user.	 This information is not printed by
     default, as it may	be considered sensitive.

     Only the super-user may modify the	configuration of a network interface.

NOTES
     The media selection system	is relatively new and only some	drivers	sup-
     port it (or have need for it).

DIAGNOSTICS
     Messages indicating the specified interface does not exist, the requested
     address is	unknown, or the	user is	not privileged and tried to alter an
     interface's configuration.

SEE ALSO
     netstat(1), carp(4), netintro(4), polling(4), vlan(4), rc(8), routed(8),
     sysctl(8)

HISTORY
     The ifconfig utility appeared in 4.2BSD.

BUGS
     Basic IPv6	node operation requires	a link-local address on	each interface
     configured	for IPv6.  Normally, such an address is	automatically config-
     ured by the kernel	on each	interface added	to the system; this behaviour
     may be disabled by	setting	the sysctl MIB variable
     net.inet6.ip6.auto_linklocal to 0.

     If	you delete such	an address using ifconfig, the kernel may act very
     oddly.  Do	this at	your own risk.

BSD				October	1, 2005				   BSD

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