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NG_VLAN(4)		     Kernel Interfaces Manual		      NG_VLAN(4)

NAME
     ng_vlan -- IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging netgraph node type

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <netgraph.h>
     #include <netgraph/ng_vlan.h>

DESCRIPTION
     The  vlan	node type multiplexes frames tagged according to the IEEE 802.1Q
     standard between different hooks.

     Each node has two special hooks, downstream and nomatch, and  an  arbitrary
     number of "vlan" hooks, each associated with a particular VLAN tag.

     An ETHERTYPE_VLAN frame received on the downstream hook with a tag that the
     node  has	been  configured  to filter is sent out the corresponding "vlan"
     hook.  If it does not match any of the configured tags, or is not of a type
     ETHERTYPE_VLAN, it is sent out the nomatch hook.  If the  nomatch	hook  is
     not connected, the packet is dropped.

     An  Ethernet frame received on the nomatch hook is passed unmodified to the
     downstream hook.

     An Ethernet frame received on any of the "vlan" hooks is tagged accordingly
     and sent out the downstream hook.

HOOKS
     This node type supports the following hooks:

     downstream 	   Typically  this  hook  would  be   connected   to   a
			   ng_ether(4) node, using the lower hook.

     nomatch		   Typically  this  hook  would  also be connected to an
			   ng_ether(4) type node using the upper hook.

     <any valid name>	   Any other hook name will be accepted and should later
			   be associated with a particular tag.  Typically  this
			   hook  would	be attached to an ng_eiface(4) type node
			   using the ether hook.

CONTROL MESSAGES
     This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:

     NGM_VLAN_ADD_FILTER (addfilter)
	  Associates a hook with the tag.

     NGM_VLAN_DEL_FILTER (delfilter)
	  Disassociates a hook from the tag.

     NGM_VLAN_GET_TABLE (gettable)
	  Returns a table of all hook/tag associations.

EXAMPLES
     #!/bin/sh

     ETHER_IF=rl0

     ngctl -f- <<EOF
     shutdown ${ETHER_IF}:
     mkpeer ${ETHER_IF}: vlan lower downstream
     name ${ETHER_IF}:lower vlan
     connect ${ETHER_IF}: vlan: upper nomatch
     EOF

     ngctl mkpeer vlan: eiface vlan123 ether
     ngctl msg vlan: addfilter '{ vlan=123 hook="vlan123" }'

SHUTDOWN
     This node shuts down upon receipt of a  NGM_SHUTDOWN  control  message,  or
     when all hooks have been disconnected.

SEE ALSO
     netgraph(4), ng_eiface(4), ng_ether(4), ngctl(8), nghook(8)

HISTORY
     The ng_vlan node type appeared in FreeBSD 4.10.

AUTHORS
     Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	  March 1, 2004 		      NG_VLAN(4)

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