EtherEncap

EtherEncap Element Documentation

NAME

EtherEncap — Click element; encapsulates packets in Ethernet header

SYNOPSIS

EtherEncap(ETHERTYPE, SRC, DST)

Batching: Batching natively supported
Ports: 1 input, 1 output
Processing: agnostic

DESCRIPTION

Encapsulates each packet in the Ethernet header specified by its arguments. ETHERTYPE should be in host order.

EXAMPLES

Encapsulate packets in an Ethernet header with type ETHERTYPE_IP (0x0800), source address 1:1:1:1:1:1, and destination address 2:2:2:2:2:2:

  EtherEncap(0x0800, 1:1:1:1:1:1, 2:2:2:2:2:2)

NOTES

For IP packets you probably want to use ARPQuerier instead.

ELEMENT HANDLERS

• src (read/write) — Return or set the SRC parameter.
• dst (read/write) — Return or set the DST parameter.
• ethertype (read/write) — Return or set the ETHERTYPE parameter.

SEE ALSO

EtherVLANEncap, ARPQuerier, EnsureEther, StoreEtherAddress, EtherRewrite

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