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39.Dd January 19, 1999
40.Dt NG_ECHO 4
41.Os
42.Sh NAME
43.Nm ng_echo
44.Nd netgraph echo node type
45.Sh SYNOPSIS
46.In netgraph/echo/ng_echo.h
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm echo
50node type reflects all data and control messages back to the sender.
51This node type is used for testing and debugging.
52.Sh HOOKS
53A
54.Nm echo
55node accepts any request to connect, regardless of the hook name,
56as long as the name is unique.
57.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
58This node type supports only the generic control messages.
59Any other control messages are reflected back to the sender.
60.Sh SHUTDOWN
61This node shuts down upon receipt of a
62.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
63control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
64.Sh SEE ALSO
65.Xr netgraph 4 ,
66.Xr ng_hole 4 ,
67.Xr ngctl 8
68.Sh HISTORY
69The
70.Nm
71node type was implemented in
72.Fx 4.0 .
73.Sh AUTHORS
74.An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org
75