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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 14:02:27 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 14:02:27 -0400 |
| commit | 6d8bdc65446a704d0750217efd05532fc641ea7d (patch) | |
| tree | 8ae6d698b3c9801750a8b117b3842fb369872a3a /static/openbsd/man4/aggr.4 | |
| parent | 2f467bd7ff8f8db0dafa40426166491d7f57f368 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man4/aggr.4 b/static/openbsd/man4/aggr.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..96a7c45b --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man4/aggr.4 @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: aggr.4,v 1.5 2026/03/17 05:18:29 deraadt Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2019 David Gwynne <dlg@openbsd.org> +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: March 17 2026 $ +.Dt AGGR 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm aggr +.Nd IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation (LACP) network interface +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "pseudo-device aggr" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver implements IEEE 802.1AX (formerly 802.3ad) Link Aggregation +for combining one or more Ethernet interfaces into a single logical +interface. +The Link Aggregation Control Protocol +.Va ( LACP ) +is used to negotiate the +aggregation of member interfaces with a partner device. +.Pp +.Nm +interfaces must be configured to use one or more Ethernet interfaces +as ports, and communicate with a partner device over those +ports using +.Va LACP . +Member interfaces that negotiate with a partner device are +aggregated into a single logical link. +Packets transmitted through an +.Nm +interface select an aggregated interface for transmission. +Packets received by an aggregated device appear to be received +by the +.Nm +interface it is a member of. +.Pp +.Nm +interfaces can be created at runtime using the +.Ic ifconfig aggr Ns Ar N Ic create +command or by setting up a +.Xr hostname.if 5 +configuration file for +.Xr netstart 8 . +The interface itself can be configured with +.Xr ifconfig 8 ; +see its manual page for more information. +.Pp +A random MAC address is generated when an +.Nm +interface is created. +A specific MAC address can be assigned using the +.Xr ifconfig 8 +command +.Cm lladdr Ar etheraddr . +.\" document the ioctls? +.Pp +Other forms of aggregation of Ethernet interfaces are available +using the +.Xr trunk 4 +driver. +.Sh EXAMPLES +Create an +.Nm +virtual interface on top of two physical interfaces: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +# ifconfig aggr0 create +# ifconfig aggr0 trunkport em0 +# ifconfig aggr0 trunkport em1 +# ifconfig aggr0 10.1.1.100/24 +# ifconfig aggr0 up +.Ed +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr inet 4 , +.Xr ip 4 , +.Xr netintro 4 , +.Xr trunk 4 , +.Xr hostname.if 5 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 , +.Xr netstart 8 +.Sh STANDARDS +.Rs +.%T IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation +.Re +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Ox 6.6 . |
