ipconfig(8): document new default behaviour for finding ethernet device

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cinap_lenrek 2012-12-06 07:30:16 +01:00
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@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ ipconfig, rip, linklocal, ipv6on \- Internet configuration and routing
]\|]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Ipconfig
binds a device interface (default
.BR /net/ether0 )
to a mounted IP stack (default
binds a device interface to a mounted IP stack (default
.BR /net )
and configures the interface with a local address and optionally
a mask, a remote address, a file server and an authentication server address.
If no device is specified, the first
.B ether
device on the
.I netmtpt
is used.
The addresses can be specified in the command line or obtained via DHCP.
If DHCP is requested, it will also obtain the addresses of DNS
servers, NTP servers, gateways, a Plan 9 file server,