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38.Dd January 19, 1999
39.Dt NG_ECHO 4
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm ng_echo
43.Nd netgraph echo node type
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In netgraph/ng_echo.h
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm echo
49node type reflects all data and control messages back to the sender.
50This node type is used for testing and debugging.
51.Sh HOOKS
52A
53.Nm echo
54node accepts any request to connect, regardless of the hook name,
55as long as the name is unique.
56.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
57This node type supports only the generic control messages.
58Any other control messages are reflected back to the sender.
59.Sh SHUTDOWN
60This node shuts down upon receipt of a
61.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
62control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr netgraph 4 ,
65.Xr ng_hole 4 ,
66.Xr ngctl 8
67.Sh HISTORY
68The
69.Nm
70node type was implemented in
71.Fx 4.0 .
72.Sh AUTHORS
73.An Julian Elischer Aq Mt julian@FreeBSD.org
74