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diff --git a/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 b/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 index 0771d94..52695de 100644 --- a/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 +++ b/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 @@ -105,6 +105,27 @@ USE_DHCP[0]="" .br DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]="" .br +.SH EXAMPLE VLAN INTERFACE CREATION +VLAN interfaces can be configured in rc.inet1.conf, in the standard Slackware +way of defining an interface. The key to the configuration is to use the +correct IFNAME setting for the underlying ethernet (or bond) interface and the +tagged VLAN ID that should be exposed. +.LP +Here are the basic settings to expose a VLAN with ID 100 on the eth0 +interface, configured with a static IPv4 address: +.LP +IFNAME[0]="eth0.100" +.br +IPADDR[0]="192.168.100.10" +.br +NETMASK[0]="24" +.LP +The IFNAME of the interface contains the underlying ethernet device name +(eth0), a period (.), and the VLAN ID to be exposed. +.LP +Note that the underlying ethernet (or bond) interface does not need to have an +IP address to be used with the VLAN. +.br .SH GENERAL PARAMETERS This is a list of parameters you can set for any interface. The example section is for `eth0' by default, i.e. |