From owner-svn-src-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 16 09:24:12 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81B25106566C; Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:24:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brueffer@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EF658FC14; Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:24:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0G9OCFV052841; Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:24:12 GMT (envelope-from brueffer@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from brueffer@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o0G9OCJM052839; Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:24:12 GMT (envelope-from brueffer@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201001160924.o0G9OCJM052839@svn.freebsd.org> From: Christian Brueffer Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:24:12 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-7@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: stable-7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r202435 - stable/7/share/man/man4 X-BeenThere: svn-src-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for all the -stable branches of the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:24:12 -0000 Author: brueffer Date: Sat Jan 16 09:24:12 2010 New Revision: 202435 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/202435 Log: MFC: r201888 bridge(4) acts like a switch, not like a hub. Modified: stable/7/share/man/man4/if_bridge.4 Directory Properties: stable/7/share/man/man4/ (props changed) Modified: stable/7/share/man/man4/if_bridge.4 ============================================================================== --- stable/7/share/man/man4/if_bridge.4 Sat Jan 16 09:17:33 2010 (r202434) +++ stable/7/share/man/man4/if_bridge.4 Sat Jan 16 09:24:12 2010 (r202435) @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 8, 2009 +.Dd January 9, 2010 .Dt IF_BRIDGE 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The address can be changed by assigning A bridge can be used to provide several services, such as a simple 802.11-to-Ethernet bridge for wireless hosts, and traffic isolation. .Pp -A bridge works like a hub, forwarding traffic from one interface +A bridge works like a switch, forwarding traffic from one interface to another. Multicast and broadcast packets are always forwarded to all interfaces that are part of the bridge.