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Document "instance".

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.\" $NetBSD: ifconfig.8,v 1.21 1997/10/11 02:44:36 enami Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: ifconfig.8,v 1.22 1998/08/08 22:50:13 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -188,10 +188,14 @@ different physical media connectors. For example, a 10Mb/s Ethernet
interface might support the use of either
.Tn AUI
or twisted pair connectors. Setting the media type to
.Dq 10base5/AUI
.Dq 10base5
or
.Dq AUI
would change the currently active connector to the AUI port.
Setting it to
.Dq 10baseT/UTP
.Dq 10baseT
or
.Dq UTP
would activate twisted pair. Refer to the interfaces' driver
specific man page for a complete list of the available types.
.It Cm mediaopt Ar opts
@ -202,6 +206,13 @@ Refer to the interfaces' driver specific man page for a complete
list of available options.
.It Fl mediaopt Ar opts
Disable the specified media options on the interface.
.It Cm instance Ar minst
Set the media instance to
.Ar minst .
This is useful for devices which have multiple physical layer interfaces
(PHYs). Setting the instance on such devices may not be strictly required
by the network interface driver as the driver may take care of this
automatically; see the driver's manual page for more information.
.It Cm metric Ar n
Set the routing metric of the interface to
.Ar n ,