ng_split (4)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man4/ng_split.4freebsd".)

NAME

ng_split - netgraph node to separate incoming and outgoing flows

SYNOPSIS

In netgraph/ng_split.h

DESCRIPTION

The split node type is used to split a bidirectional stream of packets into two separate unidirectional streams of packets.

HOOKS

This node type supports the following three hooks:

in

Packets received on in are forwarded to mixed

out

Packets received on out will be discarded as illegal.

mixed

Packets received on mixed are forwarded to out

CONTROL MESSAGES

This node type supports only the generic control messages.

SHUTDOWN

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

SEE ALSO

netgraph(4), ngctl(8)

HISTORY

The node type was implemented in Fx 3.5 but incorporated into Fx in Fx 5.0 .

AUTHORS

An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org An Vitaly V. Belekhov Aq vitaly@riss-telecom.ru