man/network: Note .link early boot caveat, and .network .netdev usage.

Document .link .network and .netdev file type distinctions in early
introductory text, and document distro-specific need to sync link files
with early-boot copies, see Debian bug 1005282:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1005282 for an
example.
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Tim Small
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<para>The main network file must have the extension <filename>.network</filename>; other
extensions are ignored. Networks are applied to links whenever the links appear.</para>
<para>Note that not all settings and configurations can be made with <filename>.network</filename>
files, and that it may be necessary to use
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.link</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
or
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
files in conjuction with <filename>.network</filename> files when working with physical and virtual
network devices respectively.</para>
<para>The <filename>.network</filename> files are read from the files located in the system network
directories <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename> and
<filename>/usr/local/lib/systemd/network</filename>