if_bridge.4: clarify how if_bridge assigns a MAC address

PR:		283400
MFC after:	1 week
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Maxim Konovalov
2025-06-03 19:19:59 +00:00
parent e578e6507c
commit 08bc009773
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd May 13, 2025
.Dd May 28, 2025
.Dt IF_BRIDGE 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ command or using the
variable in
.Xr rc.conf 5 .
.Pp
The
When it is created, the
.Nm
interface randomly chooses a link (MAC) address in the range reserved for
locally administered addresses when it is created.
interface gets assigned a link (MAC) address in the range of universally
administered addresses reserved for the FreeBSD Foundation by hashing
the host UUID, jail name, and the interface name.
If this fails, a random, locally administered address is generated instead.
This address is guaranteed to be unique
.Em only
across all