From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Thu Jul 30 15:39:51 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E97B3A883A; Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BHZNR0z4Kz4WTY; Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0043212E76; Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 06UFdobh093329; Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:50 GMT (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bcr@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 06UFdolT093328; Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:50 GMT (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <202007301539.06UFdolT093328@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: bcr set sender to bcr@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benedict Reuschling Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:50 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r54386 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: bcr X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 54386 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:39:51 -0000 Author: bcr Date: Thu Jul 30 15:39:50 2020 New Revision: 54386 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/54386 Log: Update the instructions for loading wifi drivers on FreeBSD versions with or without devmatch. Mention that loading of drivers in loader.conf or via rc.conf may be required for certain versions. It should be done in order to have the lagg interface properly set up at boot time. Thanks to Pau Amma for providing the patch. While here, fix some overly long lines in the note above. PR: 246506 (documentation part) Submitted by: pauamma_gundo.com Requested by: cperciva (on IRC) Reviewed by: cperciva, bcr Approved by: bcr Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D25881 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Wed Jul 29 16:58:17 2020 (r54385) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml Thu Jul 30 15:39:50 2020 (r54386) @@ -3732,11 +3732,27 @@ ifconfig_lagg0 - In theory, either the Ethernet or wireless MAC address can - be changed to match the other. However, some popular wireless - interfaces lack support for overriding the MAC address. We - therefore recommend overriding the Ethernet MAC address for this - purpose. + In theory, either the Ethernet or wireless MAC address + can be changed to match the other. However, some popular + wireless interfaces lack support for overriding the MAC + address. We therefore recommend overriding the Ethernet + MAC address for this purpose. + + + + If the driver for the wireless interface is not loaded + in the GENERIC or custom kernel, + and the computer is running &os; &rel121.current;, + load the corresponding .ko in + /boot/loader.conf by adding + driver_load="YES" + to that file and rebooting. Another, better way is to + load the driver in /etc/rc.conf by + adding it to kld_list (see + &man.rc.conf.5; for details) in that file and rebooting. + This is needed because otherwise the driver is not loaded + yet at the time the &man.lagg.4; interface is set + up. In this example, the Ethernet interface,