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1.1     ! root        1: .TH TCP 4
        !             2: .CT comm_mach
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: tcp, tcp_ld \- DARPA transmission control protocol
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B #include <sys/inio.h>
        !             7: .br
        !             8: .B #include <sys/inet/tcp_user.h>
        !             9: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            10: The
        !            11: .I tcp_ld
        !            12: line discipline
        !            13: and the
        !            14: .F /dev/tcp*
        !            15: devices together implement the DARPA TCP circuit protocol.
        !            16: They are normally used through
        !            17: .IR tcpmgr (8)
        !            18: and the routines in
        !            19: .IR ipc (3).
        !            20: .PP
        !            21: One instance of
        !            22: .I tcp_ld
        !            23: should be pushed on an IP device stream,
        !            24: usually
        !            25: .FR /dev/ip6 ;
        !            26: see
        !            27: .IR ip (4).
        !            28: Thereafter,
        !            29: data written on the
        !            30: .I tcp
        !            31: devices is turned into IP packets
        !            32: written to the IP device,
        !            33: and vice versa.
        !            34: .PP
        !            35: Different
        !            36: .I tcp
        !            37: devices represent different software channels.
        !            38: Files with odd minor device numbers
        !            39: are for placing calls;
        !            40: while such a file is open,
        !            41: it may not be opened again.
        !            42: Files with even device numbers
        !            43: receive calls.
        !            44: .PP
        !            45: To place a call,
        !            46: open an unused odd-numbered
        !            47: .I tcp
        !            48: file;
        !            49: write a
        !            50: .B struct tcpuser
        !            51: describing the address to be called;
        !            52: and read a
        !            53: .B struct tcpuser
        !            54: for status.
        !            55: The structure is defined in
        !            56: .BR <sys/inet/tcp_user.h> :
        !            57: .PP
        !            58: .EX
        !            59: struct tcpuser {
        !            60:        int code;
        !            61:        tcp_port lport, fport;
        !            62:        in_addr laddr, faddr;
        !            63:        int param;
        !            64: };
        !            65: 
        !            66: #define TCPC_LISTEN    1
        !            67: #define TCPC_CONNECT   2
        !            68: 
        !            69: #define TCPC_OK                3
        !            70: #define TCPC_SORRY     4       /* unknown error */
        !            71: #define TCPC_BADDEV    5       /* tcp device is bad */
        !            72: #define TCPC_NOROUTE   6       /* no routing to dest */
        !            73: #define TCPC_BADLOCAL  7       /* bad local address */
        !            74: #define TCPC_BOUND     8       /* address already bound */
        !            75: 
        !            76: #define SO_KEEPALIVE   0x2     /* generate keepalives */
        !            77: .EE
        !            78: .PP
        !            79: In the structure describing the call,
        !            80: .B code
        !            81: should be
        !            82: .BR TCPC_CONNECT ;
        !            83: .B faddr
        !            84: and
        !            85: .B fport
        !            86: are the destination IP address and TCP port number;
        !            87: .B laddr
        !            88: is the IP address associated with a local IP interface,
        !            89: or
        !            90: .B INADDR_ANY
        !            91: to let the system pick;
        !            92: .B lport
        !            93: is the local TCP port number,
        !            94: or
        !            95: 0
        !            96: to let the system pick;
        !            97: .B param
        !            98: is 0 or
        !            99: .BR SO_KEEPALIVE .
        !           100: .PP
        !           101: In the structure returned for status,
        !           102: .B code
        !           103: is
        !           104: .B TCPC_OK
        !           105: if the call completed correctly;
        !           106: henceforth data written to and read from the file
        !           107: is transported on the circuit.
        !           108: Other codes mean the circuit was not set up.
        !           109: .PP
        !           110: To listen for incoming calls,
        !           111: open an odd-numbered device
        !           112: and write a
        !           113: .B struct tcpuser
        !           114: with
        !           115: .B code
        !           116: set to
        !           117: .BR TCPC_LISTEN ;
        !           118: .B laddr
        !           119: set to the local IP address for which calls should be taken,
        !           120: or
        !           121: .B INADDR_ANY
        !           122: to catch any calls not explicitly taken by another listener;
        !           123: .B lport
        !           124: set to the port on which to listen,
        !           125: or 0 for any port;
        !           126: and
        !           127: .B param
        !           128: set to 0.
        !           129: Thereafter,
        !           130: reads return successive
        !           131: .B tcpuser
        !           132: structures,
        !           133: each describing a new call;
        !           134: .B faddr
        !           135: and
        !           136: .B fport
        !           137: identify the caller,
        !           138: .B laddr
        !           139: and
        !           140: .B lport
        !           141: the assigned local address.
        !           142: The local
        !           143: .I tcp
        !           144: device number,
        !           145: .I n,
        !           146: assigned to the call
        !           147: is returned in
        !           148: .BR param .
        !           149: The corresponding device,
        !           150: .BI /dev/tcp n,
        !           151: should be opened;
        !           152: data read and written there is transported by the circuit.
        !           153: .PP
        !           154: Several
        !           155: .IR ioctl (2)
        !           156: calls, defined in
        !           157: .BR <sys/inio.h> ,
        !           158: apply to
        !           159: .I tcp
        !           160: devices:
        !           161: .nr Pw \w'\f5TCPIOMAXSEG 'u
        !           162: .TP \n(Pwu
        !           163: .B TCPIOHUP
        !           164: When the remote end of the circuit is disconnected,
        !           165: send signal
        !           166: .B SIGHUP
        !           167: to the local process group associated with the stream.
        !           168: .TP
        !           169: .B TCPMAXSEG
        !           170: The third argument points to an integer
        !           171: giving the maximum segment size for this connection:
        !           172: the greatest number of bytes to be packed into one IP packet.
        !           173: .TP
        !           174: .B TCPGETADDR
        !           175: The third argument points to a
        !           176: .BR "struct tcpuser" ;
        !           177: fill in
        !           178: .BR laddr ,
        !           179: .BR lport ,
        !           180: .BR faddr ,
        !           181: and
        !           182: .BR fport
        !           183: with the local and foreign addresses associated with the circuit.
        !           184: .SH FILES
        !           185: .F /dev/tcp??
        !           186: .br
        !           187: .F /dev/ip6
        !           188: .SH SEE ALSO
        !           189: .IR ip (4),
        !           190: .IR internet (3),
        !           191: .IR tcpmgr (8)
        !           192: .br
        !           193: DARPA standards RFC 793, 1122

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