--- net-tools-1.60/man/en_US/ifconfig.8	2000-10-28 12:59:42.000000000 +0200
+++ net-tools-1.60/man/en_US/ifconfig.8	2008-03-02 18:03:05.954727145 +0100
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 used at boot time to set up interfaces as necessary.  After that, it
 is usually only needed when debugging or when system tuning is needed.
 .LP
+.B WARNING:
+.B Ifconfig
+is obsolete on system with Linux kernel newer than 2.0. On this system
+you should use ip. See the ip manual page for details
+.LP
 If no arguments are given,
 .B ifconfig
 displays the status of the currently active interfaces.  If