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-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx14
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 94647e21e3..9f4dd3a2c1 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2035,9 +2035,10 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
"-netdev hubport,id=str,hubid=n\n"
" configure a hub port on QEMU VLAN 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
- "-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
- " old way to create a new NIC and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
- " (use the '-device devtype,netdev=str' option if possible instead)\n"
+ "-net nic[,vlan=n][,netdev=nd][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
+ " configure or create an on-board (or machine default) NIC and\n"
+ " connect it either to VLAN 'n' or the netdev 'nd' (for pluggable\n"
+ " NICs please use '-device devtype,netdev=nd' instead)\n"
"-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
" dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
"-net none use it alone to have zero network devices. If no -net option\n"
@@ -2058,10 +2059,11 @@ DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
" old way to initialize a host network interface\n"
" (use the -netdev option if possible instead)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
+@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,netdev=@var{nd}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
@findex -net
-Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
-= 0 is the default). The NIC is an e1000 by default on the PC
+Configure or create an on-board (or machine default) Network Interface Card
+(NIC) and connect it either to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default), or
+to the netdev @var{nd}. The NIC is an e1000 by default on the PC
target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{mac}, the
device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards only),
and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands.