On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 05:41:32PM +0100, Mike Belopuhov wrote:
> On 14 November 2014 17:26, Rafael Zalamena <rzalam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 11:48:11PM -0300, Rafael Zalamena wrote:
> >> The following mails will contain patchs that implement the VPLS datapath
> >> in OpenBSD. Applying all patchs should allow people to configure a
> >> network using VPLS manually.
> >>
> >> --- snipped diffs descriptions ---
> >>
> >> How to use:
> >>  * Create a MPLS network.
> >>    Example: http://2011.eurobsdcon.org/papers/jeker/MPLS.pdf
> >>  * Create a pseudowire in both ends of your network (PEs)
> >>    # ifconfig wire<number> encap ethernet wirelabel <local label> \
> >>        <remote label> neighbor <other PE address> <controlword> up
> >>
> >>    # ifconfig wire0 encap ethernet wirelabel 500 500 neighbor 1.2.3.4 up
> >>      or
> >>    # ifconfig wire0 encap ethernet wirelabel 500 500 neighbor 1.2.3.4 \
> >>        controlword up
> >>  * Create a bridge between the interface facing your customer (CE) and
> >>    your wireX, also in both PEs you are configuring the VPN.
> >>
> >> --- more comments snipped ---
> >>
> >> TODO list:
> >> * interface configuration code - SIOCSETWIRECFG / SIOCGETWIRECFG (DONE)
> >> * add / remove wire label (DONE)
> >> * add / remove wire control label (DONE)
> >> * ethernet-vlan support (WIP)
> >
> > Ethernet-tagged support almost complete, it's not working in the case when
> > you have packets coming with 2 or more tags. I'm having problems to test
> > this since 5.6 and -current doesn't do QinQ properly. (I'll be sending
> > proposal diffs to fix this soon)
> >
> >> * ifconfig(8) integration
> >> ** show wire configuration (DONE)
> >> ** configure wire (DONE)
> >> * man page:
> >> ** wire(4) (TODO)
> >> ** ifconfig(8) (TODO)
> >
> > wire(4) is depending on some other diffs now that are unrelated to this,
> > please see:
> >
> > (update mpe to use rt_ifa, wire will use that too)
> > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=141280528700615&w=2
> >
> > (fix bridge + vlan, bridge expects the complete packet)
> > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=141575896420071&w=2
> >
> 
> is it possible to call it something other than just wire(4)?
> vpls maybe?

pseudowire(4) then? (looks long to me)

I wouldn't call vpls as it may be expanded later to do also VPWS.

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