</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>NIC_%N_MODE</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>The NIC mode, either routed or bridged</simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>NIC_%N_BRIDGE</term>
<listitem>
- <simpara>The bridge to which this NIC will be attached
- to.</simpara>
+ <simpara>The bridge to which this NIC will be attached. This
+ variable is defined only when the NIC is in bridged mode.</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>NIC_%N_LINK</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>If the NIC is in bridged mode, this is the same as
+ NIC_%N_BRIDGE. If it is in routed mode, the routing table
+ which will be used by the hypervisor to insert the appropriate
+ routes.</simpara> </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>NIC_%N_FRONTEND_TYPE</term>
<listitem>
<para>(Optional) If applicable, the type of the exported