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Date:      Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:09:04 -0200
From:      Evandro Nunes <evandronunes12@gmail.com>
To:        Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it>
Cc:        Patrick Tracanelli <eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br>, "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, Mahnaz Talebi <mhnz.talebi@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: netmap-ipfw on em0 em1
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On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Evandro Nunes <evandronunes12@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> professor luigi
>>
>> where can I find the code for netmap-fwd you mentioned on usenix paper?
>>
>>
> =E2=80=8Bthat has been renamed to bridge.c
>
> cheers
> luigi
>

so it does not actually forwards ip packets, does bridging in fact
other than OVS and click is there something to forward l3 packets?



> =E2=80=8B
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>> **
>> https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/atc12/atc12-final186.pdf
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>> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Evandro Nunes <evandronunes12@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> hello again patrick
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 12:54 AM, Patrick Tracanelli <
>>> eksffa@freebsdbrasil.com.br> wrote:
>>>
>>>> > (Machine-A)<-->Machine-B<--->(MachineC)
>>>> >
>>>> > Machine-A:
>>>> > em0 172.16.251.3/24
>>>> >
>>>> > Machine-B:
>>>> > em1: 172.16.251.1/24
>>>> > em2: 172.16.252.1/24
>>>> > 10.0-STABLE w/ latest netmap-ipfw and netmap code from google code
>>>> > repository
>>>> >
>>>> > Machine-C:
>>>> > em0 172.16.252.3/24
>>>>
>>>> Now, your scenario is a typical routing topology. kipfw has no packet
>>>> forwarding capabilities whats why when you start it, you are out of
>>>> forwarding capabilities and therefore, out of communication between ma=
chine
>>>> A and C because they just need it in your topology.
>>>>
>>>> So for your testing purposes read again what Mahaza said:
>>>>
>>>> >> ipfw works as a bridge and copy
>>>> >> incoming packets to em0 to em1 if they pass defined rules (and vice
>>>> versa,
>>>> >> from em1 to em0).
>>>>
>>>> Got it? kipfw will work as a BRIDGE and COPY between the NIC ports.
>>>>
>>>> Therefore on your topology do a simple change:
>>>>
>>>> Machine-C:
>>>> ifconfig em0 172.16.251.4/24
>>>>
>>>> So machine C will be in the same network of machine A.
>>>>
>>>> WITHOUT kipfw you will be OUT of communication. If you want to have
>>>> communication without kipfw please configure if_bridge(4) properly.
>>>>
>>>> Now WHEN you ./kipfw netmap:em1 netmap:em2 you will BRIDGE em1 and em2
>>>> ports and therefore you will HAVE communication between the NICS.
>>>>
>>>> And you are done, just as a miracle! Thanks to Luigi.
>>>>
>>>
>>> YES IT WORKED YES
>>> thank you VERY MUCH for the kind help and for making it clear all the
>>> stuff I missed reading, yes I assume I should have read more or at leas=
t
>>> understood
>>> now I can see how the things works and it does work
>>>
>>> THANK YOU again very much
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Now its time to have some fun:
>>>>
>>>> ipfw/ipfw add pipe 1 all from 172.16.251.0/24 to 172.16.251.0/24
>>>> ipfw/ipfw <http://172.16.251.0/24ipfw/ipfw>; pipe 1 config bw 128Kbit/s
>>>> delay 300
>>>>
>>>> and now ping machine-A and machine-C and see dummynet working as
>>>> expected...
>>>>
>>>> I believe you can keep on with your testings now!!! :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> yes it worked as well
>>>
>>> now let me ask you all, other than click, does netmap offers something
>>> that can do packet forwarding? simple packet forwarding like the scenar=
io I
>>> was trying before? I know this is not kipfw and not bridge but is there
>>> something?
>>>
>>> thank you
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> BTW Luigi, I see netmap was commited to GENERIC on -CURRENT. I believe
>>>> it may be a good idea to add netmap-ipfw to the base system now, to bo=
th
>>>> promote more testing and also to be a good companion to netmap on GENE=
RIC.
>>>> I dont mean a new ipfw-netmap binary under /sbin/ but just the code on
>>>> /usr/src/tools/tools.
>>>>
>>>
>>> yes and some handbook or a better README that at least mentions the
>>> correct syntax for the tools
>>> I think adrian chadd mentioned something about that in an earlier messa=
ge
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've been using netmap-ipfw for a while and sure it lacks more
>>>> flexbility like the ability to kipfw several ports, etc. But as it is =
right
>>>> now, it's very stable and reliable for a preliminary code. Thats why I
>>>> believe it should be on the base system. Thank you very much for the
>>>> incredible technology.
>>>>
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