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Tobin C. Harding says: ==================== docs: Convert alias and bridge to rst Here is my first attempt at working on converting docs in Documentation/networking to rst format. I've picked a couple of trivial ones to start with. If there is anything extra I can do to make your life easier during documentation conversion please say. (Also if there is some reason that it would be preferable to _not_ embark on this task please say :) This set does not make any changes to the converted files apart from formatting. v2: - remove incorrect patch from set (changing 'Indices' indentation) ==================== Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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- README for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG and 2200BG driver.
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- README for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG and 2200BG driver.
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README.sb1000
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README.sb1000
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- info on General Instrument/NextLevel SURFboard1000 cable modem.
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- info on General Instrument/NextLevel SURFboard1000 cable modem.
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alias.txt
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- info on using alias network devices.
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altera_tse.txt
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altera_tse.txt
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- Altera Triple-Speed Ethernet controller.
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- Altera Triple-Speed Ethernet controller.
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arcnet-hardware.txt
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arcnet-hardware.txt
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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IP-Aliasing
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IP-aliases are an obsolete way to manage multiple IP-addresses/masks
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per interface. Newer tools such as iproute2 support multiple
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address/prefixes per interface, but aliases are still supported
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for backwards compatibility.
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An alias is formed by adding a colon and a string when running ifconfig.
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This string is usually numeric, but this is not a must.
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Alias creation
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Alias creation is done by 'magic' interface naming: eg. to create a
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200.1.1.1 alias for eth0 ...
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The corresponding route is also set up by this command. Please note:
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Alias (re-)configuring
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Aliases are not real devices, but programs should be able to configure
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and refer to them as usual (ifconfig, route, etc).
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Relationship with main device
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IP-Aliasing:
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This string is usually numeric, but this is not a must.
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o Alias creation.
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200.1.1.1 alias for eth0 ...
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o Alias deletion.
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msg_zerocopy
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failover
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