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36.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@freebsd.org>
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41.Dd April 22, 2002
42.Dt NG_L2TP 4
43.Os
44.Sh NAME
45.Nm ng_l2tp
46.Nd L2TP protocol netgraph node type
47.Sh SYNOPSIS
48.In netgraph/ng_l2tp.h
49.Sh DESCRIPTION
50The
51.Nm ng_l2tp
52node type implements the encapsulation layer of the L2TP protocol
53as described in RFC 2661.
54This includes adding the L2TP packet header for outgoing packets
55and verifying and removing it for incoming packets.
56The node maintains the L2TP sequence number state and handles
57control session packet acknowledgment and retransmission.
58.Sh HOOKS
59The
60.Nm ng_l2tp
61node type supports the following hooks:
62.Pp
63.Bl -tag -compact -offset 3n -width session_hhhh
64.It Dv lower
65L2TP frames
66.It Dv ctrl
67Control packets
68.It Dv session_hhhh
69Session 0xhhhh data packets
70.El
71.Pp
72L2TP control and data packets are transmitted to, and received from,
73the L2TP peer via the
74.Dv lower
75hook.
76Typically this hook would be connected to the
77.Dv "inet/dgram/udp"
78hook of an
79.Xr ng_ksocket 4
80node for L2TP over UDP.
81.Pp
82The
83.Dv ctrl
84hook connects to the local L2TP management entity.
85L2TP control messages (without any L2TP headers) are transmitted
86and received on this hook.
87Messages written to this hook are guaranteed to be delivered to the
88peer reliably, in order, and without duplicates.
89.Pp
90Packets written to the
91.Dv ctrl
92hook must contain a two byte session ID prepended to the frame
93(in network order).
94This session ID is copied to the outgoing L2TP header.
95Similarly, packets read from the
96.Dv ctrl
97hook will have the received session ID prepended.
98.Pp
99Once an L2TP session has been created, the corresponding session
100hook may be used to transmit and receive the session's data frames:
101for the session with session ID
102.Dv 0xabcd ,
103the hook is named
104.Dv session_abcd .
105.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
106This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:
107.Bl -tag -width xx
108.It Dv NGM_L2TP_SET_CONFIG
109This command updates the configuration of the node.
110It takes a
111.Li "struct ng_l2tp_config"
112as an argument:
113.Bd -literal -offset 0n
114/* Configuration for a node */
115struct ng_l2tp_config {
116    u_char      enabled;        /* enables traffic flow */
117    u_char      match_id;       /* tunnel id must match 'tunnel_id' */
118    u_int16_t   tunnel_id;      /* local tunnel id */
119    u_int16_t   peer_id;        /* peer's tunnel id */
120    u_int16_t   peer_win;       /* peer's max recv window size */
121    u_int16_t   rexmit_max;     /* max retransmits before failure */
122    u_int16_t   rexmit_max_to;  /* max delay between retransmits */
123};
124.Ed
125.Pp
126The
127.Va enabled
128field enables packet processing.
129Each time this field is changed back to zero the sequence
130number state is reset. In this way, reuse of a node is possible.
131.Pp
132The
133.Va tunnel_id
134field configures the local tunnel ID for the control connection.
135The
136.Va match_id
137field determines how incoming L2TP packets with a tunnel ID
138field different from
139.Va tunnel_id
140are handled.
141If
142.Va match_id
143is non-zero, they will be dropped; otherwise, they will be dropped
144only if the tunnel ID is non-zero.
145Typically
146.Va tunnel_id
147is set to the local tunnel ID as soon as it is known and
148.Va match_id
149is set to non-zero after receipt of the SCCRP or SCCCN control message.
150.Pp
151The peer's tunnel ID should be set in
152.Va peer_id
153as soon as it is learned, typically after receipt of a SCCRQ or SCCRP
154control message.
155This value is copied into the L2TP header for outgoing packets.
156.Pp
157The
158.Va peer_win
159field should be set from the
160.Dq Receive Window Size
161AVP received from the peer.
162The default value for this field is one; zero is an invalid value.
163As long as
164.Va enabled
165is non-zero, this value may not be decreased.
166.Pp
167The
168.Va rexmit_max
169and
170.Va rexmit_max_to
171fields configure packet retransmission.
172.Va rexmit_max_to
173is the maximum retransmission delay between packets, in seconds.
174The retransmit delay will start at a small value and increase
175exponentially up to this limit.
176The
177.Va rexmit_max
178sets the maximum number of times a packet will be retransmitted
179without being acknowledged before a failure condition is declared.
180Once a failure condition is declared, each additional retransmission
181will cause the
182.Nm ng_l2tp
183node to send a
184.Dv NGM_L2TP_ACK_FAILURE
185control message back to the node that sent the last
186.Dv NGM_L2TP_SET_CONFIG .
187Appropriate action should then be taken to shutdown the control connection.
188.It Dv NGM_L2TP_GET_CONFIG
189Returns the current configuration as a
190.Dv "struct ng_l2tp_config" .
191.It Dv NGM_L2TP_SET_SESS_CONFIG
192This control message configures a single data session.
193The corresponding hook must already be connected before sending this command.
194The argument is a
195.Li "struct ng_l2tp_sess_config" :
196.Bd -literal -offset 0n
197/* Configuration for a session hook */
198struct ng_l2tp_sess_config {
199    u_int16_t   session_id;     /* local session id */
200    u_int16_t   peer_id;        /* peer's session id */
201    u_char      control_dseq;   /* we control data sequencing? */
202    u_char      enable_dseq;    /* enable data sequencing? */
203    u_char      include_length; /* include length field? */
204};
205.Ed
206.Pp
207The
208.Va session_id
209and
210.Va peer_id
211fields configure the local and remote session ID's, respectively.
212.Pp
213The
214.Va control_dseq
215and
216.Va enable_dseq
217fields determine whether sequence numbers are used with L2TP data packets.
218If
219.Va enable_dseq
220is zero, then no sequence numbers are sent and incoming sequence numbers
221are ignored.
222Otherwise, sequence numbers are included on outgoing packets and checked
223on incoming packets.
224.Pp
225If
226.Va control_dseq
227is non-zero, then the setting of
228.Va enable_dseq
229will never change except by another
230.Dv NGM_L2TP_SET_SESS_CONFIG
231control message.
232If
233.Va control_dseq
234is zero, then the peer controls whether sequence numbers are used:
235if an incoming L2TP data packet contains sequence numbers,
236.Va enable_dseq
237is set to one, and conversely if an incoming L2TP data packet does not
238contain sequence numbers,
239.Va enable_dseq
240is set to zero.
241The current value of
242.Va enable_dseq
243is always accessible via the
244.Dv NGM_L2TP_GET_SESS_CONFIG
245control message (see below).
246Typically an LNS would set
247.Va control_dseq
248to one while a LAC would set
249.Va control_dseq
250to zero (if the Sequencing Required AVP were not sent), thus giving
251control of data packet sequencing to the LNS.
252.Pp
253The
254.Va include_length
255field determines whether the L2TP header length field is included
256in outgoing L2TP data packets.
257For incoming packets, the L2TP length field is always checked when present.
258.It Dv NGM_L2TP_GET_SESS_CONFIG
259This command takes a two byte session ID as an argument and returns
260the current configuration for the corresponding data session as a
261.Dv "struct ng_l2tp_sess_config" .
262The corresponding session hook must be connected.
263.It Dv NGM_L2TP_GET_STATS
264This command takes a two byte session ID as an argument and returns a
265.Dv "struct ng_l2tp_stats"
266containing statistics for the corresponding data session.
267The corresponding session hook must be connected.
268.It Dv NGM_L2TP_CLR_STATS
269This command takes a two byte session ID as an argument and
270clears the statistics for that data session.
271The corresponding session hook must be connected.
272.It Dv NGM_L2TP_GETCLR_STATS
273Same as
274.Dv NGM_L2TP_GET_STATS ,
275but also atomically clears the statistics as well.
276.El
277.Pp
278.Sh SHUTDOWN
279This node shuts down upon receipt of a
280.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
281control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
282.Sh SEE ALSO
283.Xr netgraph 4 ,
284.Xr ng_ksocket 4 ,
285.Xr ng_ppp 4 ,
286.Xr ng_pptp 4 ,
287.Xr ngctl 8
288.Rs
289.%A W. Townsley
290.%A A. Valencia
291.%A A. Rubens
292.%A G. Pall
293.%A G. Zorn
294.%A B. Palter
295.%T "Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP"
296.%O RFC 2661
297.Re
298.Sh HISTORY
299The
300.Nm
301node type was developed at Packet Design, LLC.
302.Dv "http://www.packetdesign.com/"
303.Sh AUTHORS
304.An Archie Cobbs Aq archie@packetdesign.com
305