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Add a manpage for the urndis driver.
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.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Michael Knudsen <mk@openbsd.org> | ||
.\" All rights reserved. | ||
.\" | ||
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.\" are met: | ||
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.\" | ||
.\" $OpenBSD: urndis.4,v 1.15 2013/07/16 16:05:49 schwarze Exp $ | ||
.\" | ||
.\" $FreeBSD$ | ||
.\" | ||
.Dd February 6, 2014 | ||
.Dt URNDIS 4 | ||
.Os | ||
.Sh NAME | ||
.Nm urndis | ||
.Nd USB Remote NDIS Ethernet device | ||
.Sh SYNOPSIS | ||
To compile this driver into the kernel, | ||
place the following lines in your | ||
kernel configuration file: | ||
.Bd -ragged -offset indent | ||
.Cd "device ehci" | ||
.Cd "device uhci" | ||
.Cd "device ohci" | ||
.Cd "device xhci" | ||
.Cd "device usb" | ||
.Cd "device urndis" | ||
.Ed | ||
.Pp | ||
Alternatively, to load the driver as a | ||
module at boot time, place the following line in | ||
.Xr loader.conf 5 : | ||
.Bd -literal -offset indent | ||
if_urndis_load="YES" | ||
.Ed | ||
.Sh DESCRIPTION | ||
The | ||
.Nm | ||
driver provides Ethernet access over Remote NDIS (RNDIS), | ||
allowing mobile devices such as phones and tablets to provide network access. | ||
It is often referred to as USB tethering, | ||
and in most cases must be explicitly enabled on the device. | ||
.Pp | ||
.Nm | ||
should work with any USB RNDIS devices, | ||
such as those commonly found on Android devices. | ||
It does not support different media types or options. | ||
For more information on configuring this device, see | ||
.Xr ifconfig 8 . | ||
.Sh SEE ALSO | ||
.Xr arp 4 , | ||
.Xr netintro 4 , | ||
.Xr usb 4 , | ||
.Xr ifconfig 8 | ||
.Sh HISTORY | ||
The | ||
.Nm | ||
device driver first appeared in | ||
.Ox 4.7 . | ||
The first | ||
.Fx | ||
release to include it was | ||
.Fx 10.1 . | ||
.Sh AUTHORS | ||
.An -nosplit | ||
The | ||
.Nm | ||
driver was written by | ||
.An Jonathan Armani Aq Mt armani@openbsd.org , | ||
.An Michael Knudsen Aq Mt mk@openbsd.org , | ||
and | ||
.An Fabien Romano Aq Mt fabien@openbsd.org . | ||
It was ported to | ||
.Fx | ||
by | ||
.An Hans Petter Selasky Aq Mt hps@FreeBSD.org . |