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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml index 0b94fc0fa6..bfbe7a6470 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2017</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ $ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre> <p>Normally, connections are established automatically when another node is referenced. This functionality can be disabled by setting Kernel configuration parameter - <c>dist_auto_connect</c> to <c>false</c>, see + <c>dist_auto_connect</c> to <c>never</c>, see <seealso marker="kernel_app"><c>kernel(6)</c></seealso>. In this case, connections must be established explicitly by calling <seealso marker="#connect_node/1"><c>connect_node/1</c></seealso>.</p> @@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ $ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre> <fsummary>Establish a connection to a node.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Establishes a connection to <c><anno>Node</anno></c>. Returns - <c>true</c> if successful, <c>false</c> if not, and <c>ignored</c> - if the local node is not alive.</p> + <c>true</c> if a connection was established or was already + established or if <c><anno>Node</anno></c> is the local node + itself. Returns <c>false</c> if the connection attempt failed, and + <c>ignored</c> if the local node is not alive.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -230,7 +232,12 @@ $ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre> <item> <p>The tuple <c>{nodedown_reason, Reason}</c> is included in <c>InfoList</c> in <c>nodedown</c> messages.</p> - <p><c>Reason</c> can be any of the following:</p> + <p> + <c>Reason</c> can, depending on which + distribution module or process that is used be any term, + but for the standard TCP distribution module it is + any of the following: + </p> <taglist> <tag><c>connection_setup_failed</c></tag> <item><p>The connection setup failed (after <c>nodeup</c> |