Index: ifconfig.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v retrieving revision 1.282 diff -u -p -r1.282 ifconfig.8 --- ifconfig.8 12 May 2017 15:11:02 -0000 1.282 +++ ifconfig.8 7 Jun 2017 07:54:52 -0000 @@ -1666,46 +1666,48 @@ device will try to establish a data conn .Bk -words .Nm ifconfig .Ar vlan-interface -.Op Cm vlan Ar vlan-tag -.Op Oo Fl Oc Ns Cm vlandev Ar parent-interface +.Oo Fl Oc Ns Cm vnetid Ar vlan-tag +.Oo Fl Oc Ns Cm parent Ar parent-interface .Ek .nr nS 0 .Pp -The following options are available for a +The following options are available for .Xr vlan 4 -interface: +and +.Xr svlan 4 +interfaces: .Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Cm vlan Ar vlan-tag -Set the vlan tag value -to +.It Cm vnetid Ar vlan-tag +Set the vlan tag value to .Ar vlan-tag . -This value is a 12-bit number which is used to create an 802.1Q -vlan header for packets sent from the vlan interface. -This value cannot be changed once it is set for an interface. -.It Cm vlandev Ar parent-interface -Associate with interface +This value is a 12-bit number which is used in the 802.1Q or 802.1AD +headers in packets handled by +.Xr vlan 4 +or +.Xr svlan 4 +interfaces respectively. +Valid tag values are from 1 to 4095 inclusive. +.It Cm Fl vnetid +Clear the tag value. +Packets on a vlan interface without a tag set will use a value of +0 in their headers. +.It Cm parent Ar parent-interface +Associate the vlan interface with the interface .Ar parent-interface . -Packets transmitted through the vlan interface will be -diverted to the specified interface -.Ar parent-interface -with 802.1Q vlan tagging. -Packets with 802.1Q tagging received +Packets transmitted on +.Xr vlan 4 +or +.Xr svlan 4 +interfaces will be tagged with 802.1Q or 802.1AD headers respectively +and transmitted on the specified parent interface. +Packets with 802.1Q or 802.1AD tags received by the parent interface with the correct vlan tag will be diverted to -the associated vlan pseudo-device. -The vlan interface is assigned a -copy of the parent interface's flags and the parent's Ethernet address. -If -.Cm vlandev -and -.Cm vlan -are not set at the same time, the vlan tag will be inferred from -the interface name, for instance -.Cm vlan5 -will be assigned 802.1Q tag 5. -.It Cm -vlandev +the associated vlan interface. +Unless a custom Ethernet address is assigned to the vlan interface, +it will inherit a copy of the parent interface's Ethernet address. +.It Cm Fl parent Disassociate from the parent interface. -This breaks the link between the vlan interface and its parent, -clears its vlan tag, flags, and link address, and shuts the interface down. +This breaks the link between the vlan interface and its parent. .El .Sh EXAMPLES Assign the