NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ng_hole -- netgraph discard node type

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <netgraph/ng_hole.h>

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The hole node type silently discards all data and control messages it
     receives.	This type is used for testing and debugging.

HOOKS    [Toc]    [Back]

     A ng_hole node accepts any request to connect, regardless of the hook
     name, as long as the name is unique.

CONTROL MESSAGES    [Toc]    [Back]

     This node type supports only the generic control messages.  Other control
     messages are silently discarded.

SHUTDOWN    [Toc]    [Back]

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

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     netgraph(4), ng_echo(4), ngctl(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The ng_hole node type was implemented in FreeBSD 4.0.

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.org>


FreeBSD 5.2.1		       January 19, 1999 		 FreeBSD 5.2.1