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README CAP 6.0 pl198 + asip1 2015-03-18 22:05:00 +01:00
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enetfilter.h CAP 6.0 pl198 + asip1 2015-03-18 22:05:00 +01:00
etherstat.8 CAP 6.0 pl198 + asip1 2015-03-18 22:05:00 +01:00
etherstat.c CAP 6.0 pl198 + asip1 2015-03-18 22:05:00 +01:00

README

This directory contains all the files needed to install and use the
Ethernet packet filter under SunOS 4.0.3c.  This code has been tested
on sun3, sun4, and sun4c kernel architectures, with the 4.0.3c kernel.
It "should" work with 4.0.3 and all releases later than 4.0.3, but it
has only been tested with 4.0.3c.  It will not work in its current
form with 4.0.1 and earlier releases.

You do not need kernel source to install it.  The necessary "hooks"
into the network code already exist in the standard Sun code.  The
primary interactions are

  - The packet filter needs a way to get packets from the network
	device drivers.  It registers interest in specific Ethernet
	packet types, using the ether_family structure documented
	in /usr/include/net/if_arp.h.  All packets of those types
	are passed to the routine enet_filter in enet.c

  - The packet filter needs a way to output packets to the network.
	It simply passes packet to the network drivers using
	a raw address type.

  - Initialization is done the first time a program opens the
	packet filter device.  Thus no special provisions are
	needed to call the code at system startup time.

The ether_family interface changed slightly between 4.0.1 and 4.0.3c.
ef_infunc is called with one additional argument in 4.0.3c.  The
packet filter needs this argument.  Thus the code will not work as is
under 4.0.1.  We hope that few, if any, changes will be needed under
4.1 and later releases.  We believe that it will run under 4.0.3, but
it has only been tested under 4.0.3c.

Here is how to install the packet filter.  In the following, sunX
refers to your architecture type, e.g. sun3, sun3x, sun4, sun4c.  /sys
refers to the location where you normally build kernels, which may be
/sys, /usr/sys, etc.

  - create a directory /sys/enet, and put the files enet.c and *.h from
    this distribution into that directory.  (You may put this
    entire distribution there if you prefer.)

  - edit /sys/sunX/conf/files, inserting the line

	enet/enet.c		optional enetfilter

    If you want to put the packet filter into all of your architectures,
    you can instead add this line to /sys/conf.common/files.cmn.  The
    line can be anywhere in the file.  I have added a tab at the
    beginning of the line for readability.  When you put the line
    into the file, it should start at the left margin.

  - edit /sys/sun/conf.c.  Add the following lines in the first half
    of the file, where devices are being defined.  The exact location
    is not critical, however you should make sure you add them
    between existing devices, not in the middle of an entry.  E.g.
    a safe place would be right before the line

	#include "cgthree.h"

    Here are the lines to insert:

	#include "enetfilter.h"
	#if NENETFILTER > 0
	int	enetopen(),enetclose(),enetread(),enetwrite(),enetioctl(),enetselect();
	#else
	#define enetopen nodev
	#define enetclose nodev
	#define enetread nodev
	#define enetwrite nodev
	#define enetioctl nodev
	#define enetselect nodev
	#endif

    (Leading tabs are added to make this document readable.  When you
    put the lines into conf.c, they should begin at the left margin.)
    Now look for entry number 4 in cdevsw.  In your editor, find
    for the following.  (You can simply search for the first occurence
    of "cdevsw".)

	struct cdevsw	cdevsw[] =

    Now look down a few lines, for lines labeled /*4*/ and /* was ip */
    Replace those lines, so that they look as follows.  (You are replacing
    lines one for one.)

    {
	enetopen,	enetclose,	enetread,	enetwrite,	/*4*/
	enetioctl,	nulldev,	enetselect,	0,	/* was ip */
	0,
    },

  - cd to /sys/sunX/conf
 
  - edit the config file you normally use, e.g. GENERIC.  Add the
    following line:

	pseudo-device	enetfilter

    (As usual, I have inserted a tab for readability.  The line should
    start at the left margin.)  The exact location in the file is not
    critical, but one reasonable place would be right after the
    following lines:

	pseudo-device	snit		# streams NIT
	pseudo-device	pf		# packet filter
	pseudo-device	nbuf		# NIT buffering module

   - config and build a new kernel, as you normally do.  If you use
     a generic kernel (which however is not recommended under 4.0.x,
     since tailored kernels use less space), you would do

	config GENERIC
	cd ../GENERIC
	make

   - install the new kernel, which will be called vmunix, in root:

	mv /vmunix /vmunix.OLD
	cp vmunix /vmunix

   - install the header files enet.h and enetdefs.h in /usr/include/net

   - install the man page enet.4 in /usr/man/man4

   - make the devices needed by the packet filter.  You need one
     device for each Ethernet or Ethernet-like interface you have.
     (It has not been tested with things like FDDI, but might work.)
     Each device will be associated with one network interface.
     The association is established when the first program opens
     one of the devices.  In general, /dev/enet0 will be associated
     with the first network interface, /dev/enet1 with the second, etc.
     They should be in the order that the interfaces are listed by
     "netstat -i".  However only broadcast interfaces will be included.
     Serial lines and the loopback device (lo0) will be skipped.  
     Suppose you have two Ethernets.  Here's how to create the two
     devices:

	mknod /dev/enet0 c 4 0
	mknod /dev/enet1 c 4 1

   - reboot

Now your kernel has the necessary support for the Ethernet packet
filter.  Of course this won't do you any good unless you have software
that uses it.  We use it with a special version of the CAP software,
to support Appletalk over Ethertalk.  Software to support PUP is
probably also available.

This distribution also contains source for a program "etherstat".  It
can be used to see what connections are currently using the packet
filter.  See the man page, etherstat.8.  To build and install
etherstat:

  - type "make etherstat"

  - install etherstat whereever you prefer to keep your network
    debugging tools.  /usr/etc would be a reasonable place, or
    /usr/ucb, which is where netstat is.  If you want normal users to
    be able to use it, make sure it is set up the same way as
    /usr/ucb/netstat.  Depending upon your system, this may be
    setuid to root or setgid to some special group.  Try

	ls -lg /usr/ucb/netstat

    to see.  The program needs to be able to read /dev/kmem.

  - install etherstat.8 into /usr/man/man8