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33.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
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35.\" $FreeBSD$
36.\" $Whistle: ng_cisco.8,v 1.5 1999/01/25 23:46:26 archie Exp $
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38.Dd January 19, 1999
39.Dt NG_CISCO 8
40.Os FreeBSD
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm ng_cisco
43.Nd Cisco HDLC protocol netgraph node type
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Fd #include <netinet/in.h>
46.Fd #include <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. This is a fairly simple
52protocol for the transmission of packets across
53high speed synchronous lines. Each packet is prepended with
54an Ethertype, indicating the protocol. There is also a
55.Dq keep alive
56and an
57.Dq inquire
58capability.
59.Pp
60The
61.Dv downstream
62hook should connect to the synchronous line. On the other side
63of the node are the
64.Dv inet ,
65.Dv atalk ,
66and
67.Dv ipx
68hooks, which transmit and receive raw IP, AppleTalk, and IPX packets,
69respectively.  Typically these hooks would connect to the corresponding
70hooks on an
71.Xr ng_iface 8
72type node.
73.Sh IP Configuration
74In order to function properly for IP traffic, the node must be informed
75of the local IP address and netmask setting.  This is because the protocol
76includes an
77.Dq inquire
78packet which we must be prepared to answer.
79There are two ways to accomplish this, manually and automatically.
80.Pp
81Whenever such an inquire packet is received, the node sends a
82.Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
83control message to the peer node connected to the
84.Dv inet
85hook (if any).
86If the peer responds, then that response is used. This is the automatic method.
87.Pp
88If the peer does not respond, the node falls back on its cached value
89for the IP address and netmask. This cached value can be set at any time
90with a
91.Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR
92message, and this is the manual method.
93.Pp
94If the
95.Dv inet
96hook is connected to the
97.Dv inet
98hook of an
99.Xr ng_iface 8
100node, as is usually the case, then configuration is automatic as the
101.Xr ng_iface 8
102understands the
103.Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
104message.
105.Sh HOOKS
106This node type supports the following hooks:
107.Pp
108.Bl -tag -width foobarbazio
109.It Dv downstream
110The connection to the synchronous line.
111.It Dv inet
112IP hook.
113.It Dv atalk
114AppleTalk hook.
115.It Dv ipx
116IPX hook
117.El
118.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
119This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:
120.Bl -tag -width foo
121.It Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR
122This command takes an array of two
123.Dv "struct in_addr"
124arguments. The first is the IP address of the corresponding interface
125and the second is the netmask.
126.It Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_IPADDR
127This command returns the IP configuration in the same format used by
128.Dv NGM_CISCO_SET_IPADDR .
129This command is also
130.Em sent
131by this node type to the
132.Dv inet
133peer whenever an IP address inquiry packet is received.
134.It Dv NGM_CISCO_GET_STATUS
135Returns a
136.Dv "struct ngciscostat" :
137.Bd -literal -offset 4n
138struct ngciscostat {
139  u_int32_t   seq_retries;       /* # unack'd retries */
140  u_int32_t   keepalive_period;  /* in seconds */
141};
142.Ed
143.El
144.Sh SHUTDOWN
145This node shuts down upon receipt of a
146.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
147control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
148.Sh BUGS
149Not all of the functionality has been implemented. For example,
150the node does not support querying the remote end for its IP address
151and netmask.
152.Sh SEE ALSO
153.Xr netgraph 4 ,
154.Xr ng_iface 8 ,
155.Xr ngctl 8 .
156.Rs
157.%A D. Perkins
158.%T "Requirements for an Internet Standard Point-to-Point Protocol"
159.%O RFC 1547
160.Re
161.Sh LEGAL
162.Tn Cisco
163is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.
164.Sh HISTORY
165The
166.Nm
167node type was implemented in
168.Fx 4.0 .
169.Sh AUTHORS
170.An Julian Elischer Aq julian@whistle.com ,
171.An Archie Cobbs Aq archie@whistle.com
172