\fBbonding.\fIname\fB.updelay\fR or
\fBbonding.\fIname\fB.downdelay\fR, respectively, to a positive
integer, interpreted in milliseconds.
+The \fBupdelay\fR setting is honored only when at least one bonded
+interface is already enabled. When no interfaces are enabled, then
+the first bond interface to come up is enabled immediately. The
+\fBdowndelay\fR setting is always honored.
.PP
The following syntax bonds \fBeth0\fR and \fBeth1\fR into a bonding
device named \fBbond0\fR, which is added to bridge \fBmybr\fR along