On 2011/02/04 14:08, Jason McIntyre wrote: > > +If an interface group with that name exists, all interfaces in the group > > +will be shown. > > +Otherwise, > > +.Dq name > > +is treated as a type and all interfaces of that type will be displayed. > > is this a useful distinction (even a valid one)? it sounds confusing to > me. > > can you have carp interfaces that are not part of the carp group? > > that is, "ifconfig carp" will display all carp interfaces, or all > interfaces in the carp group. is that not two ways of saying the same > thing?
yes, e.g. ifconfig carp123 group foo -group carp this is useful when you want a set of interfaces to failover as a group.
