diff --git a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 b/share/man/man4/bridge.4 --- a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/bridge.4 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 7, 2022 +.Dd April 10, 2023 .Dt IF_BRIDGE 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ For unicast traffic, the bridge learns which MAC addresses are associated with which interfaces and will forward the traffic selectively. .Pp +By default the bridge logs MAC address port flapping to +.Xr syslog 3 . +This behavior can be disabled by setting the +.Xr sysctl 8 +variable +.Va net.link.bridge.log_mac_flap +to +.Li 0 . +.Pp All the bridged member interfaces need to be up in order to pass network traffic. These can be enabled using .Xr ifconfig 8