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author | julian <julian@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-12-25 00:01:29 +0000 |
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committer | julian <julian@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-12-25 00:01:29 +0000 |
commit | 36efa471ac6aff2e0085cdb31ea71ad43438883f (patch) | |
tree | 1dfd918ff6f2d56a10d3078158560718efb4bb81 /share/man | |
parent | 885540f52ed19c7f6f20cdac7f7354fa9e9dd6c5 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-36efa471ac6aff2e0085cdb31ea71ad43438883f.zip FreeBSD-src-36efa471ac6aff2e0085cdb31ea71ad43438883f.tar.gz |
Add a trivial node to reflect ethernet frames to whence they came.
MFC after: 1 month
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-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/ng_ether_echo.4 | 77 |
1 files changed, 77 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/ng_ether_echo.4 b/share/man/man4/ng_ether_echo.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..46b834a --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ng_ether_echo.4 @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1996-1999 Whistle Communications, Inc. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Subject to the following obligations and disclaimer of warranty, use and +.\" redistribution of this software, in source or object code forms, with or +.\" without modifications are expressly permitted by Whistle Communications; +.\" provided, however, that: +.\" 1. Any and all reproductions of the source or object code must include the +.\" copyright notice above and the following disclaimer of warranties; and +.\" 2. No rights are granted, in any manner or form, to use Whistle +.\" Communications, Inc. trademarks, including the mark "WHISTLE +.\" COMMUNICATIONS" on advertising, endorsements, or otherwise except as +.\" such appears in the above copyright notice or in the software. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED BY WHISTLE COMMUNICATIONS "AS IS", AND +.\" TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WHISTLE COMMUNICATIONS MAKES NO +.\" REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THIS SOFTWARE, +.\" INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. +.\" WHISTLE COMMUNICATIONS DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY +.\" REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THIS +.\" SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL WHISTLE COMMUNICATIONS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES +.\" RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING +.\" WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, +.\" PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR +.\" SERVICES, LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF WHISTLE COMMUNICATIONS IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY +.\" OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org> +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" $Whistle: ng_echo.8,v 1.4 1999/01/25 23:46:26 archie Exp $ +.\" +.Dd December 24, 2008 +.Dt NG_ETHER_ECHO 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ng_ether_echo +.Nd netgraph ether_echo node type +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In netgraph/ng_ether_echo.h +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm ether_echo +node type reflects all data and control messages back to the sender. +It assumes (and does not check) that the packet is an ethernet frame, +and swaps teh source and destination addresses before echoing it. +This node type is used for testing and debugging. +.Sh HOOKS +A +.Nm ether_echo +node accepts any request to connect, regardless of the hook name, +as long as the name is unique. +.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES +This node type supports only the generic control messages. +Any other control messages are reflected back to the sender. +.Sh SHUTDOWN +This node shuts down upon receipt of a +.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN +control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr netgraph 4 , +.Xr ng_hole 4 , +.Xr ng_echo 4 , +.Xr ng_ether 4 , +.Xr ngctl 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +node type was implemented in +.Fx 8.0 . +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org |