ifconfig.8: Do not use ``'' for quoting

MFC after:	2 weeks
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Mateusz Piotrowski 2022-03-30 14:28:09 +02:00
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@ -661,7 +661,9 @@ There are three types of packets that may wake a system:
ucast (directed solely to the machine's mac address),
mcast (directed to a broadcast or multicast address),
or
magic (unicast or multicast frames with a ``magic contents'').
magic
.Po unicast or multicast frames with a
.Dq magic contents Pc .
Not all devices support WOL, those that do indicate the mechanisms
they support in their capabilities.
.Cm wol
@ -1000,7 +1002,8 @@ the device (if supported).
.It Cm wdslegacy
Mark a
.Cm wds
device as operating in ``legacy mode''.
device as operating in
.Dq legacy mode .
Legacy
.Cm wds
devices have a fixed peer relationship and do not, for example, roam
@ -1310,7 +1313,9 @@ e.g., "ES" and "Spain".
The set of country codes are taken from
.Pa /etc/regdomain.xml
and can also
be viewed with the ``list countries'' request.
be viewed with the
.Cm list countries
request.
Note that not all devices support changing the country code from a default
setting; typically stored in EEPROM.
See also
@ -1417,7 +1422,8 @@ The value should be less than beacon interval.
Enable the use of Atheros Dynamic Turbo mode when communicating with
another Dynamic Turbo-capable station.
Dynamic Turbo mode is an Atheros-specific mechanism by which
stations switch between normal 802.11 operation and a ``boosted''
stations switch between normal 802.11 operation and a
.Dq boosted
mode in which a 40MHz wide channel is used for communication.
Stations using Dynamic Turbo mode operate boosted only when the
channel is free of non-dturbo stations; when a non-dturbo station
@ -1442,7 +1448,9 @@ DWDS extends the normal WDS mechanism by leveraging existing security
protocols and eliminating static binding.
.Pp
When DWDS is enabled on an access point 4-address frames received from
an authorized station will generate a ``DWDS discovery'' event to user
an authorized station will generate a
.Dq DWDS discovery
event to user
applications.
This event should be used to create a WDS interface that is bound
to the remote station (and usually plumbed into a bridge).
@ -1508,7 +1516,9 @@ To disable use of HT20 (e.g., to force only HT40 use) use
To disable use of HT40 use
.Fl ht40 .
.Pp
HT configuration is used to ``auto promote'' operation
HT configuration is used to
.Dq auto promote
operation
when several choices are available.
For example, if a station associates to an 11n-capable access point
it controls whether the station uses legacy operation, HT20, or HT40.
@ -1529,7 +1539,8 @@ for old devices are different.
When compatibility support is enabled both standard and compatible data
will be provided.
Stations that associate using the compatibility mechanisms are flagged
in ``list sta''.
in
.Cm list sta .
To disable compatibility support use
.Fl htcompat .
.It Cm htprotmode Ar technique
@ -1548,7 +1559,8 @@ access point (default).
When operating as an access point the 802.11 layer monitors
the activity of each associated station.
When a station is inactive for 5 minutes it will send several
``probe frames'' to see if the station is still present.
.Dq probe frames
to see if the station is still present.
If no response is received then the station is deauthenticated.
Applications that prefer to handle this work can disable this
facility by using
@ -1848,7 +1860,9 @@ can be used on a channel are defined by this setting.
Regdomain codes (SKU's) are taken from
.Pa /etc/regdomain.xml
and can also
be viewed with the ``list countries'' request.
be viewed with the
.Cm list countries
request.
Note that not all devices support changing the regdomain from a default
setting; typically stored in EEPROM.
See also
@ -2262,7 +2276,9 @@ The Mesh ID is a string up to 32 characters in length.
A mesh interface must have a Mesh Identifier specified
to reach an operational state.
.It Cm meshttl Ar ttl
Set the desired ``time to live'' for mesh forwarded packets;
Set the desired
.Dq time to live
for mesh forwarded packets;
this is the number of hops a packet may be forwarded before
it is discarded.
The default setting for
@ -2301,7 +2317,8 @@ The only available protocol at the moment is called
(Hybrid Wireless Mesh Protocol).
The mesh interface will restart after changing this setting.
.It Cm hwmprootmode Ar mode
Stations on a mesh network can operate as ``root nodes.''
Stations on a mesh network can operate as
.Dq root nodes .
Root nodes try to find paths to all mesh nodes and advertise themselves
regularly.
When there is a root mesh node on a network, other mesh nodes can setup