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27.\" Author: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>
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29.Dd September 18, 2001
30.Dt NG_GIF 4
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm ng_gif
34.Nd generic tunnel interface netgraph node type
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In netgraph/ng_gif.h
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Nm
40netgraph node type allows
41.Xr gif 4
42interfaces to interact with
43the
44.Xr netgraph 4
45networking subsystem.
46Once the
47.Nm
48module is loaded in the kernel, a node is automatically created
49for each
50.Xr gif 4
51interface in the system.
52Each node will attempt to name itself with the same name
53as the associated interface.
54All
55.Nm
56nodes are persistent for as long as the interface itself exists.
57.Pp
58Two hooks are supported:
59.Dv lower
60and
61.Dv orphans .
62The hook name
63.Dv divert
64may be used as an alias for
65.Dv lower ,
66and is provided for compatibility with
67.Xr ng_ether 4 .
68In reality the two names represent the same hook.
69.Pp
70The
71.Dv lower
72hook is a connection to the raw
73.Xr gif 4
74device.
75When connected, all incoming packets are diverted out this hook.
76Writing to this hook results in a raw encapsulated packet being transmitted
77by the device.
78Normal outgoing packets are not affected by
79.Dv lower
80being connected.
81.Pp
82The
83.Dv orphans
84hook is equivalent to
85.Dv lower ,
86except that only unrecognized packets (that would otherwise be discarded)
87are written to the hook, and normal incoming traffic is unaffected.
88At most one of
89.Dv orphans
90and
91.Dv lower
92may be connected at any time.
93.Pp
94In all cases, frames are raw packets with the address family of the
95packet attached to the front.
96.Pp
97When no hooks are connected, packets flow normally upwards and downwards.
98.Sh HOOKS
99This node type supports the following hooks:
100.Bl -tag -width ".Va orphans"
101.It Va lower
102Connection to the lower device link layer.
103.It Va orphans
104Like
105.Dv lower ,
106but only receives unrecognized packets.
107.El
108.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
109This node type supports only the generic control messages.
110.Sh EXAMPLES
111This command dumps all unrecognized packets received by the
112.Li gif0
113interface to standard output decoded in hex and ASCII:
114.Pp
115.Dl "nghook -a gif0: orphans"
116.Sh SEE ALSO
117.Xr gif 4 ,
118.Xr netgraph 4 ,
119.Xr netintro 4 ,
120.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
121.Xr ngctl 8 ,
122.Xr nghook 8
123.Sh AUTHORS
124.An Brooks Davis Aq Mt brooks@FreeBSD.org
125