[lxc-devel] [lxd/master] doc: IPVLAN doc tweaks for gateway and DNS nameservers

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From de61d4f87bff91036b5c3a3fb649e76c3cde760e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Parrott <thomas.parrott at canonical.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:13:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: IPVLAN doc tweaks for gateway and DNS nameservers

Fixes #5830

Signed-off-by: Thomas Parrott <thomas.parrott at canonical.com>
---
 doc/containers.md | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/containers.md b/doc/containers.md
index 0d78c876cd..8fe3014be2 100644
--- a/doc/containers.md
+++ b/doc/containers.md
@@ -300,7 +300,13 @@ maas.subnet.ipv6        | string    | -                 | no        | maas\_netw
 
 Sets up a new network device based on an existing one using the same MAC address but a different IP.
 
-LXD currently supports IPVLAN in L3S mode. It requires the following sysctls to be set:
+LXD currently supports IPVLAN in L3S mode.
+
+In this mode, the gateway is automatically set by LXD, however IP addresses must be manually specified using either one or both of `ipv4.address` and `ipv6.address` settings before container is started.
+
+For DNS, the nameservers need to be configured inside the container, as these will not automatically be set.
+
+It requires the following sysctls to be set:
 
 If using IPv4 addresses: