NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ng_split -- netgraph node to separate incoming and outgoing flows

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <netgraph/ng_split.h>

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

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

HOOKS    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     This node type supports only the generic control messages.

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), ngctl(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

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

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.org>
     Vitaly V. Belekhov <vitaly@riss-telecom.ru>


FreeBSD 5.2.1		       February 19, 2001		 FreeBSD 5.2.1