Import ncpfs 0.14

man/ipx_interface.8

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .TH IPX_INTERFACE 8 "IPX Utilities" "Caldera, Inc." 
 .SH NAME
-ipx_interface \- add, delete, or display an IPX interface
+ipx_interface \- add, delete, or display IPX interface configuration.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ipx_interface
 add [-p] device frame_type [network number]
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ check device frame_type
 help
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B ipx_interface
-adds, deletes, or displays IPX interfaces depending on the option selected.
+adds, deletes, or displays the configuration of the specified IPX interface.
 .P
 An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are bound.
-An IPX interface corresponds to an IPX Network Number which corresponds 
-to a physical device and frame type.  A sample IPX Interface would be:
+An IPX interface has an associated IPX Network Number, a physical device
+and frame type. A sample IPX Interface might look like:
 .LP
 Network Number: 0x00ABCDEF
 .LP
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@ or default interface.
 .I add
 This option is used to create an IPX interface.  If the 
 .B -p
-flag is used, the interface is made 
-.B
-PRIMARY.
-The network number can be optionally assigned.  If it is not assigned, it
-is set to 0 which indicates it should be detected from the traffic on the
-network.
+flag is used, the interface is flagged as the
+.B PRIMARY
+interface. The IPX network number may optionally be specified.  If it is not
+specified it is set to 0 which indicates it should be automatically detected
+by analysis of the existing IPX traffic on the network.
 .TP
 .I del
 This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
 .TP
 .I check
-This option is used to display the device, frame type, and network number
-of an IPX interface.
+This option is used to display the network number associated with a specified
+device and frame type combination.
 .TP
 .I help
-This option displays information about the utility.
+This option displays summarised usage instructions.
 .SH FILES
 .I /proc/net/ipx_interface /proc/net/ipx_route
 .SH BUGS