On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 08:50:05 +0200 Gerhard Roth <gerhard_r...@genua.de> wrote: > Hallo Stefan, > > danke, dass Du Dich darum kuemmerst. > > ok gerhard@
Sorry for the German. This mail was intended to go to Stefan only and not the mailing list. My mistake. Gerhard > > > On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 15:03:13 +0200 Stefan Sperling <s...@stsp.name> wrote: > > Some information in the umb(4) man page seems to be outdated (IPV4 gateway > > handling), or doesn't really belong in a man page ("please hack the driver > > to add a device to a blacklist"). > > > > Also try to shorten the page a bit and move information about troublesome > > devices to CAVEATS. > > > > Index: umb.4 > > =================================================================== > > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/umb.4,v > > retrieving revision 1.1 > > diff -u -p -r1.1 umb.4 > > --- umb.4 15 Jun 2016 19:39:34 -0000 1.1 > > +++ umb.4 19 Jun 2016 12:58:24 -0000 > > @@ -26,44 +26,27 @@ > > The > > .Nm > > driver provides support for USB MBIM devices. > > -Those devices establish connections via celluar networks such as > > -GPRS, UMTS, and LTE. > > .Pp > > -The > > -.Nm > > -device appears as a regular point-to-point network interface, > > +MBIM devices establish connections via cellular networks such as > > +GPRS, UMTS, and LTE. > > +They appear as a regular point-to-point network interface, > > transporting raw IP frames. > > .Pp > > Required configuration parameters like PIN and APN have to be set > > -via > > +with > > .Xr ifconfig 8 . > > Once the SIM card has been unlocked with the correct PIN, it > > -will remain in this state until the device is power-cycled. > > +will remain in this state until the MBIM device is power-cycled. > > In case the device is connected to an "always-on" USB port, > > -it is possible to connect to a provider without entering the > > -PIN again even afer a reboot of the system. > > -.Pp > > -If a default gateway route is configured for the > > -.Nm > > -network interface, the driver will modify the destination IP address > > -dynamically, according to the information sent by the network provider. > > +it may be possible to connect to a provider without entering the > > +PIN again even if the system was rebooted. > > .Sh HARDWARE > > -The following devices are known to be supported by the > > -.Nm > > -driver: > > +The following devices should work: > > .Pp > > .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact > > .It Tn Sierra Wireless EM8805 > > .It Tn Sierra Wireless MC8305 > > .El > > -.Pp > > -There are probably a lot more devices that also work flawlessly. > > -If some devices fail to provide a confirming MBIM implementation, > > -their vendor and product IDs should be added to the driver's blacklist > > -manually. > > -Since most devices offer multiple interfaces, blacklisted ones will > > -probably be attached by some other driver, such as > > -.Xr umsm 4 . > > .Sh SEE ALSO > > .Xr intro 4 , > > .Xr netintro 4 , > > @@ -78,4 +61,8 @@ probably be attached by some other drive > > .Sh CAVEATS > > The > > .Nm > > -driver currently does not support IPv6 addresses. > > +driver does not support IPv6. > > +.Pp > > +Devices which fail to provide a confirming MBIM implementation will > > +probably be attached by some other driver, such as > > +.Xr umsm 4 .