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correctly note use of struct ifaliasreq for SIOC[AD]IFADDR
Remove bogus reference to SIOCAIFCONF
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jhawk 2000-08-29 16:42:44 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: netintro.4,v 1.11 2000/04/08 03:31:05 erh Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: netintro.4,v 1.12 2000/08/29 16:42:44 jhawk Exp $
.\" .\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" .\"
.\" @(#)netintro.4 8.2 (Berkeley) 11/30/93 .\" @(#)netintro.4 8.2 (Berkeley) 11/30/93
.\" .\"
.Dd November 30, 1993 .Dd August 29, 2000
.Dt NETINTRO 4 .Dt NETINTRO 4
.Os .Os
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ characteristics of the primary address if the default address for
the address family is specified). the address family is specified).
Rather than making separate calls to set destination or broadcast Rather than making separate calls to set destination or broadcast
addresses, or network masks (now an integral feature of multiple addresses, or network masks (now an integral feature of multiple
protocols) a separate structure is used to specify all three facets protocols) a separate structure,
.Ar ifaliasreq ,
is used to specify all three facets
simultaneously (see below). simultaneously (see below).
One would use a slightly tailored version of this struct specific One would use a slightly tailored version of this struct specific
to each family (replacing each sockaddr by one to each family (replacing each sockaddr by one
@ -272,12 +274,18 @@ identifier itself to include the total size, as described in
This requests deletes the specified address from the list This requests deletes the specified address from the list
associated with an interface. associated with an interface.
It also uses the It also uses the
.Ar if_aliasreq .Ar ifaliasreq
structure to allow for the possibility of protocols allowing structure to allow for the possibility of protocols allowing
multiple masks or destination addresses, and also adopts the multiple masks or destination addresses, and also adopts the
convention that specification of the default address means convention that specification of the default address means
to delete the first address for the interface belonging to to delete the first address for the interface belonging to
the address family in which the original socket was opened. the address family in which the original socket was opened.
.El
.Pp
Request making use of the
.Ar ifconf
structure:
.Bl -tag -width SIOCGIFBRDADDR
.It Dv SIOCGIFCONF .It Dv SIOCGIFCONF
Get interface configuration list. Get interface configuration list.
This request takes an This request takes an
@ -293,7 +301,7 @@ configuration list.
.El .El
.Bd -literal .Bd -literal
/* /*
* Structure used in SIOCAIFCONF request. * Structure used in SIOC[AD]IFADDR request.
*/ */
struct ifaliasreq { struct ifaliasreq {
char ifra_name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* if name, e.g. "en0" */ char ifra_name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* if name, e.g. "en0" */