if_urndis (4)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man4/if_urndis.4freebsd".)

NAME

urndis - USB Remote NDIS Ethernet device

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device ehci device uhci device ohci device xhci device usb device urndis

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf5:

if_urndis_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The ifconfig driver provides Ethernet access over Remote NDIS (RNDIS), allowing mobile devices such as phones and tablets to provide network access. It is often referred to as USB tethering, and in most cases must be explicitly enabled on the device.

ifconfig should work with any USB RNDIS devices, such as those commonly found on Android devices. It does not support different media types or options. For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

SEE ALSO

arp(4), netintro(4), usb(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

The ifconfig device driver first appeared in Ox 4.7 . The first Fx release to include it was Fx 9.3 .

AUTHORS

An -nosplit The ifconfig driver was written by An Jonathan Armani Aq Mt armani@openbsd.org , An Michael Knudsen Aq Mt mk@openbsd.org , and An Fabien Romano Aq Mt fabien@openbsd.org . It was ported to Fx by An Hans Petter Selasky Aq Mt hps@FreeBSD.org .