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diff --git a/docs/network.tex b/docs/network.tex index 1ba1bd9b3a..41febef8af 100644 --- a/docs/network.tex +++ b/docs/network.tex @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ protocol used for the interface. The default image usually provides \texttt{'non \texttt{'static'}, \texttt{'dhcp'} and \texttt{'pppoe'}. Others can be added by installing additional packages. -When using the \texttt{'static'} method like in the example, the options \texttt{ipaddr} and +When using the \texttt{'static'} method like in the example, the options \texttt{ipaddr} and \texttt{netmask} are mandatory, while \texttt{gateway} and \texttt{dns} are optional. DHCP currently only accepts \texttt{ipaddr} (IP address to request from the server) and \texttt{hostname} (client hostname identify as) - both are optional. @@ -43,27 +43,27 @@ PPP based protocols (\texttt{pppoe}, \texttt{pptp}, ...) accept these options: \item{keepalive} \\ Ping the PPP server (using LCP). The value of this option specifies the maximum number of failed pings before reconnecting. - The ping interval defaults to 5, but can be changed by appending + The ping interval defaults to 5, but can be changed by appending ",<interval>" to the keepalive value \item{demand} \\ Use Dial on Demand (value specifies the maximum idle time. - + \item{server: (pptp)} \\ The remote pptp server IP \end{itemize} - + For all protocol types, you can also specify the MTU by using the \texttt{mtu} option. \subsubsection{Setting up the switch (currently broadcom only)} The switch configuration is set by adding a \texttt{'switch'} config section. -Example: +Example: \begin{Verbatim} -config switch eth0 - option vlan0 "1 2 3 4 5*" - option vlan1 "0 5" +config switch "eth0" + option vlan0 "1 2 3 4 5*" + option vlan1 "0 5" \end{Verbatim} On Broadcom hardware the section name needs to be eth0, as the switch driver @@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ As value it takes a list of ports with these optional suffixes: \end{itemize} The CPU port defaults to tagged, all other ports to untagged. -On Broadcom hardware the CPU port is always 5. The other ports may vary with +On Broadcom hardware the CPU port is always 5. The other ports may vary with different hardware. |