--- /sys/games/lib/fortunes Mon Mar 3 00:15:37 2014 +++ /sys/games/lib/fortunes Tue Mar 4 22:43:50 2014 @@ -4319,3 +4319,4 @@ The custom error module does not recognize this error. The U.S. government has to get out of the business of fucking with encryption standards. - Richard Clarke How do you tell a bad standard? If it begins with "I", e.g, I2O, IPMI. If it ends with "I", e.g., ACPI, EFI, IPMI, etc. If it has the word "intelligent" in it, e.g., I2O, IPMI. Or, the best, if it has all three, e.g., IPMI. - Ron Minnich +It's frequently easier to read disassembled glibc object code than the glibc source. - Ron Minnich --- /sys/man/3/bridge Mon May 17 23:08:08 2010 +++ /sys/man/3/bridge Wed Mar 5 00:43:13 2014 @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ .TH BRIDGE 3 .SH NAME -bridge \- IPv4 Ethernet bridge +bridge \- Ethernet bridge and IPv4 tunnel .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B bind -a #B\fIb\fP /net - +.sp 0.4v .B /net/bridge\fIb\fP/ctl .B /net/bridge\fIb\fP/cache .B /net/bridge\fIb\fP/log @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION The .I bridge -device bridges IPv4 packets amongst Ethernet interfaces. +device bridges (copies) packets amongst Ethernet interfaces. The number .I b in the bind is optional and selects a particular bridge @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ .I path (e.g., .LR /net/ether0 ) -as an Ethernet medium carrying IPv4 and ARP packets +as an Ethernet medium and associate it with this bridge (forward its packets to the other interfaces associated with this bridge). .I Ownhash @@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ .BI "bind tunnel " "name ownhash path path2 Treat the device mounted at .I path -as a network tunnel carrying IPv4 and ARP packets, +as a network tunnel (of IPv4 in IPv4), the device mounted at .I path2 -as an Ethernet medium carrying IPv4 and ARP packets +as an Ethernet medium and associate them with this bridge (forward its packets to the other interfaces associated with this bridge). @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ The only known option is .LR tcpmss , which limits the TCP Maximum Segment Size of -TCPv4 packets passing through to 1300 bytes. +TCP packets passing through to 1300 bytes. .TP .BI "clear " option Clear bridge @@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ .SH SOURCE .B /sys/src/9/port/devbridge.c .SH BUGS -Doesn't understand IPv6. +Understands but won't tunnel nor fragment IPv6.