man: clarify DEVICE_IFACE vs. DEVICE_IP_IFACE in man NetworkManager

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Thomas Haller 2016-02-22 20:08:06 +01:00
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<varlistentry>
<term><varname>DEVICE_IFACE</varname></term>
<listitem><para>
The interface name of the device.
The interface name of the control interface of the device.
Depending on the device type, this differs from
<varname>DEVICE_IP_IFACE</varname>. For example for
ADSL devices, this could be 'atm0' or for WWAN devices
it might be 'ttyUSB0'.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>DEVICE_IP_IFACE</varname></term>
<listitem><para>
The IP interface name of the device.
The IP interface name of the device. This is the network
interface on which IP addresses and routes will be configured.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>