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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd April 14, 2010
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.Dt VLAN 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm vlan
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.Nd "IEEE 802.1Q VLAN network interface"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following lines in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device vlan"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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if_vlan_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver demultiplexes frames tagged according to
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the IEEE 802.1Q standard into logical
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.Nm
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network interfaces, which allows routing/bridging between
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multiple VLANs through a single switch trunk port.
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.Pp
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Each
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.Nm
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interface is created at runtime using interface cloning.
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This is
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most easily done with the
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Cm create
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command or using the
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.Va cloned_interfaces
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variable in
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.Xr rc.conf 5 .
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.Pp
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To function, a
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.Nm
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interface must be assigned a parent interface and
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numeric VLAN tag using
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.Xr ifconfig 8 .
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A single parent can be assigned to multiple
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.Nm
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interfaces provided they have different tags.
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The parent interface is likely to be an Ethernet card connected
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to a properly configured switch port.
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The VLAN tag should match one of those set up in the switched
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network.
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.Pp
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Initially
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.Nm
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assumes the same minimum length for tagged and untagged frames.
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This mode is selected by the
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.Xr sysctl 8
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variable
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.Va net.link.vlan.soft_pad
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set to 0 (default).
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However, there are network devices that fail to adjust frame length,
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should it fall below the allowed minimum due to untagging.
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Such devices should be able to interoperate with
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.Nm
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after changing the value of
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.Va net.link.vlan.soft_pad
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to 1.
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In the latter mode,
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.Nm
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will pad short frames before tagging them
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so that their length stays not less than the minimum value
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after untagging by the non-compliant devices.
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.Sh HARDWARE
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The
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.Nm
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driver supports efficient operation over parent interfaces that can provide
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help in processing VLANs.
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Such interfaces are automatically recognized by their capabilities.
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Depending on the level of sophistication found in a physical
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interface, it may do full VLAN processing or just be able to
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receive and transmit long frames (up to 1522 bytes including an Ethernet
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header and FCS).
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The capabilities may be user-controlled by the respective parameters to
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.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
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.Cm vlanhwtag
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and
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.Cm vlanmtu .
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However, a physical interface is not obliged to react to them:
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It may have either capability enabled permanently without
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a way to turn it off.
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The whole issue is very specific to a particular device and its driver.
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.Pp
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By now, the list of physical interfaces able of full VLAN processing
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in the hardware is limited to the following devices:
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.Xr ae 4 ,
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.Xr age 4 ,
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.Xr alc 4 ,
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.Xr ale 4 ,
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.Xr bce 4 ,
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.Xr bge 4 ,
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.Xr cxgb 4 ,
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.Xr em 4 ,
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.Xr ixgb 4 ,
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.Xr jme 4 ,
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.Xr msk 4 ,
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.Xr nge 4 ,
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.Xr re 4 ,
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.Xr stge 4 ,
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.Xr ti 4 ,
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.Xr txp 4 ,
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and
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.Xr vge 4 .
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.Pp
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The rest of the Ethernet interfaces can run
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VLANs using software emulation in the
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.Nm
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driver.
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However, some of them lack the capability
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of transmitting and receiving long frames.
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Assigning such an interface as the parent to
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.Nm
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will result in a reduced MTU on the corresponding
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.Nm
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interfaces.
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In the modern Internet, this is likely to cause
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.Xr tcp 4
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connectivity problems due to massive, inadequate
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.Xr icmp 4
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filtering that breaks the Path MTU Discovery mechanism.
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.Pp
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The following interfaces support long frames for
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.Nm
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natively:
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.Xr bfe 4 ,
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.Xr cas 4 ,
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.Xr dc 4 ,
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.Xr fwe 4 ,
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.Xr fxp 4 ,
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.Xr gem 4 ,
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.Xr hme 4 ,
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.Xr le 4 ,
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.Xr nfe 4 ,
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.Xr nve 4 ,
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.Xr rl 4 ,
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.Xr sf 4 ,
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.Xr sge 4 ,
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.Xr sis 4 ,
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.Xr sk 4 ,
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.Xr ste 4 ,
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.Xr tl 4 ,
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.Xr tx 4 ,
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.Xr vr 4 ,
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and
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.Xr xl 4 .
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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driver automatically recognizes devices that natively support long frames
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for
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.Nm
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use and calculates the appropriate frame MTU based on the
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capabilities of the parent interface.
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Some other interfaces not listed above may handle long frames,
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but they do not advertise this ability of theirs.
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The MTU setting on
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.Nm
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can be corrected manually if used in conjunction with such a parent interface.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
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.Xr sysctl 8
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.Sh BUGS
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No 802.1Q features except VLAN tagging are implemented.
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