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+.\" $OpenBSD: ifconfig.8,v 1.362 2021/02/20 01:21:04 dlg Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: ifconfig.8,v 1.11 1996/01/04 21:27:29 pk Exp $
.\" $FreeBSD: ifconfig.8,v 1.16 1998/02/01 07:03:29 steve Exp $
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.\" @(#)ifconfig.8 8.4 (Berkeley) 6/1/94
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: February 1 2021 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: February 20 2021 $
.Dt IFCONFIG 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.It Cm -mode
Select the mode automatically.
This is the default for IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces.
+.It Cm monitor
+Enable monitor mode on the interface, preventing the processing of
+incoming packets by the network stack.
+.It Cm -monitor
+Disable monitor mode on the interface, allowing the processing of
+incoming packets by the network stack.
.It Cm mpls
Enable Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) on the interface,
allowing it to send and receive MPLS traffic.