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33.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org>
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38.Dd January 19, 1999
39.Dt NG_CISCO 4
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm ng_cisco
43.Nd Cisco HDLC protocol netgraph node type
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In netinet/in.h
46.In netgraph/ng_cisco.h
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm cisco
50node type performs encapsulation and de-encapsulation of packets
51using the Cisco HDLC protocol.
52This is a fairly simple
53protocol for the transmission of packets across
54high speed synchronous lines.
55Each packet is prepended with
56an Ethertype, indicating the protocol.
57There is also a
58.Dq keep alive
59and an
60.Dq inquire
61capability.
62.Pp
63The
64.Dv downstream
65hook should connect to the synchronous line.
66On the other side
67of the node are the
68.Dv inet ,
69.Dv inet6 ,
70.Dv atalk ,
71and
72.Dv ipx
73hooks, which transmit and receive raw IP, IPv6, AppleTalk, and IPX packets,
74respectively.
75Typically these hooks would connect to the corresponding
76hooks on an
77.Xr ng_iface 4
78type node.
79.Sh IP Configuration
80In order to function properly for IP traffic, the node must be informed
81of the local IP address and netmask setting.
82This is because the protocol
83includes an
84.Dq inquire
85packet which we must be prepared to answer.
86There are two ways to accomplish this, manually and automatically.
87.Pp
88Whenever such an inquire packet is received, the node sends a
89.Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
90control message to the peer node connected to the
91.Dv inet
92hook (if any).
93If the peer responds, then that response is used.
94This is the automatic method.
95.Pp
96If the peer does not respond, the node falls back on its cached value
97for the IP address and netmask.
98This cached value can be set at any time
99with a
100.Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR
101message, and this is the manual method.
102.Pp
103If the
104.Dv inet
105hook is connected to the
106.Dv inet
107hook of an
108.Xr ng_iface 4
109node, as is usually the case, then configuration is automatic as the
110.Xr ng_iface 4
111understands the
112.Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
113message.
114.Sh HOOKS
115This node type supports the following hooks:
116.Pp
117.Bl -tag -width foobarbazio
118.It Dv downstream
119The connection to the synchronous line.
120.It Dv inet
121IP hook.
122.It Dv inet6
123IPv6 hook.
124.It Dv atalk
125AppleTalk hook.
126.It Dv ipx
127IPX hook
128.El
129.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
130This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:
131.Bl -tag -width foo
132.It Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR
133This command takes an array of two
134.Dv "struct in_addr"
135arguments.
136The first is the IP address of the corresponding interface
137and the second is the netmask.
138.It Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
139This command returns the IP configuration in the same format used by
140.Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR .
141This command is also
142.Em sent
143by this node type to the
144.Dv inet
145peer whenever an IP address inquiry packet is received.
146.It Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_STATUS
147Returns a
148.Dv "struct ngciscostat" :
149.Bd -literal -offset 4n
150struct ngciscostat {
151  u_int32_t   seq_retries;       /* # unack'd retries */
152  u_int32_t   keepalive_period;  /* in seconds */
153};
154.Ed
155.El
156.Sh SHUTDOWN
157This node shuts down upon receipt of a
158.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
159control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
160.Sh BUGS
161Not all of the functionality has been implemented.
162For example,
163the node does not support querying the remote end for its IP address
164and netmask.
165.Sh SEE ALSO
166.Xr netgraph 4 ,
167.Xr ng_iface 4 ,
168.Xr ngctl 8
169.Rs
170.%A D. Perkins
171.%T "Requirements for an Internet Standard Point-to-Point Protocol"
172.%O RFC 1547
173.Re
174.Sh LEGAL
175.Tn Cisco
176is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.
177.Sh HISTORY
178The
179.Nm
180node type was implemented in
181.Fx 4.0 .
182.Sh AUTHORS
183.An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org ,
184.An Archie Cobbs Aq archie@FreeBSD.org
185