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index 5c91c61d5cf0..68f1026e2f92 100644
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+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ interface might support the use of either
.Tn AUI
or twisted pair connectors.
Setting the media type to
-.Dq 10base5/AUI
+.Dq Li 10base5/AUI
would change the currently active connector to the AUI port.
Setting it to
-.Dq 10baseT/UTP
+.Dq Li 10baseT/UTP
would activate twisted pair.
Refer to the interfaces' driver
specific documentation or man page for a complete list of the
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ operating mode on the interface to
.Ar mode .
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces that support multiple operating modes
this directive is used to select between 802.11a
-.Pq Dq 11a ,
+.Pq Dq Li 11a ,
802.11b
-.Pq Dq 11b ,
+.Pq Dq Li 11b ,
and 802.11g
-.Pq Dq 11g
+.Pq Dq Li 11g
operating modes.
.It Cm name Ar name
Set the interface name to
@@ -627,10 +627,10 @@ in infrastructure mode.
Not all adaptors support all modes.
The set of
valid modes is
-.Dq none ,
-.Dq open ,
+.Dq Li none ,
+.Dq Li open ,
and
-.Dq shared .
+.Dq Li shared .
Modes are case insensitive.
.It Cm powersave
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, enable powersave mode.
@@ -641,26 +641,31 @@ For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired max powersave sleep
time in milliseconds.
.It Cm protmode Ar technique
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces operating in 11g, use the specified
-technique for protecting OFDM frames in a mixed 11b/11g network.
+.Ar technique
+for protecting OFDM frames in a mixed 11b/11g network.
The set of valid techniques is
-.Dq off ,
-.Dq cts
+.Dq Li off ,
+.Dq Li cts
(CTS to self),
and
-.Dq rtscts
+.Dq Li rtscts
(RTS/CTS).
Technique names are case insensitive.
.It Cm rtsthreshold Ar length
-For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the threshold for which
+For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the threshold for which
transmitted frames are preceded by transmission of an
RTS
control frame.
-.Ar Length
+The
+.Ar length
+argument
is the frame size in bytes and must be in the range 1 to 2312.
Not all adaptors support setting the RTS threshold.
.It Cm txpower Ar power
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the power used to transmit frames.
-.Ar Power
+The
+.Ar power
+argument
is a unitless value in the range 0 to 100 that is interpreted
by drivers to derive a device-specific value.
Out of range values are truncated.
@@ -671,20 +676,21 @@ Not all adaptors support changing the transmit power.
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the desired WEP mode.
Not all adaptors support all modes.
The set of valid modes is
-.Dq off ,
-.Dq on ,
+.Dq Li off ,
+.Dq Li on ,
and
-.Dq mixed .
-.Dq Mixed
+.Dq Li mixed .
+The
+.Dq Li mixed
mode explicitly tells the adaptor to allow association with access
points which allow both encrypted and unencrypted traffic.
On these adaptors,
-.Dq on
+.Dq Li on
means that the access point must only allow encrypted connections.
On other adaptors,
-.Dq on
+.Dq Li on
is generally another name for
-.Dq mixed .
+.Dq Li mixed .
Modes are case insensitive.
.It Cm weptxkey Ar index
For IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces, set the WEP key to be used for