diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml
index 6d0c5da55d..834c5611a4 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 
          <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 xl0"</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1</userinput></screen>
+
+	<para>On &os;&nbsp;5.2-RELEASE and later, you have to use
+	  instead the following options:</para>
+
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl net.link.ether.bridge.enable=1</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl net.link.ether.bridge.config="wi0 xl0"</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1</userinput></screen>
 
          <para>Now it is time for the wireless card setup.</para>
@@ -1662,6 +1669,14 @@ rfcomm_sppd[94692]: Starting on /dev/ttyp6...</screen>
       <programlisting>net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw=1</programlisting>
 
       <para>as well.</para>
+
+      <para>For &os;&nbsp;5.2-RELEASE and later, use instead the following
+	lines:</para>
+
+      <programlisting>net.link.ether.bridge.enable=1
+net.link.ether.bridge.config=<replaceable>if1</replaceable>,<replaceable>if2</replaceable>
+net.link.ether.bridge.ipfw=1</programlisting>
+
     </sect2>
     
     <sect2>