Errors in docs on Bridging?

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 5:17:26 pm Rich Turner wrote:
> Hi. I am relatively new to FreeBSD, and am trying to configure a FreeBSD VM 
as a Filtering Bridge.
> 
> 
> I have been reading through the 
> 
> 
> On the “How To Install” page, section 2.2 states that ‘bridge_load=”YES”’ 
can be added to rc.conf. But in if_bridge(4) page, it states that 
‘if_bridge_load="YES"’ should be added (along with ‘bridgestp_load="YES"’).

The if_bridge manpage is referring to entries to place in /boot/loader.conf, 
not /etc/rc.conf.  The module is called 'if_bridge', so 'if_bridge_load=YES' 
should be used fo rloader.conf.  I think it has a dependency on bridgestp so 
that you don't need to load it automatically.  OTOH, if you just list 
'bridge0' in 'cloned_interfaces' then if_bridge is loaded for you 
automatically and you don't need to set it in loader.conf at all.

Can you confirm which "How To Install" page you are looking at?  I couldn't 
find a recommendation to set "bridge_load" in rc.conf in the Handbook or FAQ 
on the main website.

-- 
John Baldwin