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Suggested additional notice on UP-ing a parent network interface when creating VLANs in rc.conf.
See PR 270942.

In case I should keep such brief changes on Bugzilla, please let me know. Thanks!

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(I don't know how to render the handbook but) the text in this change solves my concerns.

Looks good. I'll commit with this log message unless there are objections.

Author: Chris Moerz <freebsd@ny-central.org>
Date:   2024-02-22 13:24

    Handbook/Advanced Networking: Add note about VLAN creation

    When adding a new VLAN in rc.conf, the parent interface must be up.  Add
    a note to remind readers of this.

    PR:             270942
    Reviewed by:    jrm, leres
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43993
documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc
2408โ€“2419

Would it be helpful to add a similar note here?

documentation/content/en/books/handbook/advanced-networking/_index.adoc
2408โ€“2419

Good point! I'll add this and update the patch. Thanks!

Added command line example for minimum configuration on VLANs.

This revision was not accepted when it landed; it landed in state Needs Review.Feb 23 2024, 2:25 PM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.