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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 sys/types.h
46.In netinet/in.h
47.In netgraph/ng_cisco.h
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm cisco
51node type performs encapsulation and de-encapsulation of packets
52using the Cisco HDLC protocol.
53This is a fairly simple
54protocol for the transmission of packets across
55high speed synchronous lines.
56Each packet is prepended with
57an Ethertype, indicating the protocol.
58There is also a
59.Dq keep alive
60and an
61.Dq inquire
62capability.
63.Pp
64The
65.Dv downstream
66hook should connect to the synchronous line.
67On the other side
68of the node are the
69.Dv inet ,
70.Dv inet6 ,
71.Dv atalk ,
72and
73.Dv ipx
74hooks, which transmit and receive raw IP, IPv6, AppleTalk, and IPX packets,
75respectively.
76Typically these hooks would connect to the corresponding
77hooks on an
78.Xr ng_iface 4
79type node.
80.Sh IP Configuration
81In order to function properly for IP traffic, the node must be informed
82of the local IP address and netmask setting.
83This is because the protocol
84includes an
85.Dq inquire
86packet which we must be prepared to answer.
87There are two ways to accomplish this, manually and automatically.
88.Pp
89Whenever such an inquire packet is received, the node sends a
90.Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
91control message to the peer node connected to the
92.Dv inet
93hook (if any).
94If the peer responds, then that response is used.
95This is the automatic method.
96.Pp
97If the peer does not respond, the node falls back on its cached value
98for the IP address and netmask.
99This cached value can be set at any time
100with a
101.Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR
102message, and this is the manual method.
103.Pp
104If the
105.Dv inet
106hook is connected to the
107.Dv inet
108hook of an
109.Xr ng_iface 4
110node, as is usually the case, then configuration is automatic as the
111.Xr ng_iface 4
112understands the
113.Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
114message.
115.Sh HOOKS
116This node type supports the following hooks:
117.Bl -tag -width ".Va downstream"
118.It Va downstream
119The connection to the synchronous line.
120.It Va inet
121IP hook.
122.It Va inet6
123IPv6 hook.
124.It Va atalk
125AppleTalk hook.
126.It Va 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 Pq Ic setipaddr
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 Pq Ic getipaddr
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 Pq Ic getstats
147Returns a
148.Dv "struct ngciscostat" :
149.Bd -literal -offset 4n
150struct ngciscostat {
151  uint32_t   seqRetries;	/* # unack'd retries */
152  uint32_t   keepAlivePeriod;	/* 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 SEE ALSO
161.Xr netgraph 4 ,
162.Xr ng_iface 4 ,
163.Xr ngctl 8
164.Rs
165.%A D. Perkins
166.%T "Requirements for an Internet Standard Point-to-Point Protocol"
167.%O RFC 1547
168.Re
169.Sh LEGAL
170.Tn Cisco
171is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.
172.Sh HISTORY
173The
174.Nm
175node type was implemented in
176.Fx 4.0 .
177.Sh AUTHORS
178.An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org ,
179.An Archie Cobbs Aq archie@FreeBSD.org
180.Sh BUGS
181Not all of the functionality has been implemented.
182For example,
183the node does not support querying the remote end for its IP address
184and netmask.
185