man pages section 7: Device and Network Interfaces

ipnat(7I)

Name

ipnat– IP Filter/NAT module interface

Description

The ipnat device provides interfaction with the NAT features of the Solaris IPFilter.

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE

The NAT features programming model is a component of the Solaris IP Filter and is accessed via the NAT device file /dev/ipnat. Opening the device for reading or writing determines which ioctl calls can be successfully made.

ioctls

The caller must construct a ipfobj structure when issuing a SIOCGNATL or SIOCSTPUT. The ipfobj structure is then passed to the ioctl call and is filled out with ipfo_type set to IPFOBJ_value. IPFOBJ_ value provides a matching name for the structure, while ipfo_size is set to the total size of the structure being passed and ipfo_ptr is set to the structure address. The ipfo_rev structure should be set to the current value of IPFILTER_VERSION, while ipfo_offset and ipfo_xxxpad should be set to 0.

/*
    * Structure used with SIOCGNATL/SIOCSTPUT.
    */
   /*
    * Object structure description.  For passing through in ioctls.
    */
   typedef struct  ipfobj  {
        u_32_t  ipfo_rev;         /* IPFilter version (IPFILTER_VERSION) */
        u_32_t  ipfo_size;        /* size of object at ipfo_ptr */
        void    *ipfo_ptr;        /* pointer to object */
        int     ipfo_type;        /* type of object being pointed to */
        int     ipfo_offset;      /* bytes from ipfo_ptr where to start */
        u_char  ipfo_xxxpad[32];  /* reserved for future use */
   } ipfobj_t;

   #define IPFOBJ_NATSAVE          8       /* struct nat_save */
   #define IPFOBJ_NATLOOKUP        9       /* struct natlookup */

The following ioctl() calls may be used to manipulate the ipnat sub-system inside of ipf:

SIOCSTLCK

Set or clear the NAT lock to prevent table updates attributable to packet flow-through.

SIOCGNATL

Search the NAT table for the rdr entry that matches the fields in the natlookup structure. The caller must populate the structure with the address/port information of the accepted TCP connection (nl_inip, nl_inport) and the address/port information of the peer (nl_outip, nl_outport). The nl_flags field must have the IPN_TCP option set. All other fields must be set to 0. If the call succeeds, nl_realip and nl_realport are set to the real destination address and port, respectively. The nl_inport and nl_outport fields must be in host byte order.

If IPN_FINDFORWARD is set in nl_flags, a check is made to see if it is possible to create an outgoing NAT session by checking if a packet coming from (nl_realip,nl_realport) and destined for (nl_outip,nl_outport) can be translated. If translation is possible, the flag remains set, otherwise it is cleared in the structure returned to the caller.

/*
      * Structure used with SIOCGNATL.
      */
     typedef struct natlookup {
          struct    in-addr nl_inip;
          struct    in_addr nl_outip;
          struct    in_addr nl_realip;
          int       nl_flags;
          u_short   nl_inport;
          u_short   nl_outport;
          u_short   nl_realport;
     } natlookup_t

     /*
      * Accepted values for nl_flags
      */
     #define   IPN_TCP         0x00001
     #define   IPN_FINDFORWARD 0x400000

SIOCSTPUT

Move a NAT mapping structure from user space into the kernel. This ioctl is used by ipfs(1M) to restore NAT sessions saved in /var/db/ipf/ipnat.ipf. The nat_save structure must have its ipn_nat and ipn_ipnat structures filled out correctly. Fields not assigned a value must be initialised to 0. All pointer fields are adjusted, as appropriate, once the structure is passed into the kernel and none are preserved.

To create a translation, the following fields must be set:

Interface name - The interface name on which the host is to be exited must be set in nat_ifnames[0].

Local IP address and port number - The connection's local IP address and port number are stored in network byte order using nat_inip/nat_inport.

Destination address/port - The destination address/port are stored in nat_oip/nat_oport.

Target address/port - The translation's target address/port is stored in nat_outip/nat_outport.

The caller must also precalculate the checksum adjustments necessary to complete the translation and store those values in nat_sumd (delta required for TCP header) and nat_ipsumd (delta required for IP header).

/*
      * Structures used with SIOCSTPUT.
      */
     typedef struct  nat_save    {
          void    *ipn_next;
          struct  nat     ipn_nat;
          struct  ipnat   ipn_ipnat;
          struct  frentry ipn_fr;
          int     ipn_dsize;
          char    ipn_data[4];
     } nat_save_t;

     typedef struct  nat     {
          ipfmutex_t      nat_lock;
          struct  nat     *nat_next;
          struct  nat     **nat_pnext;
          struct  nat     *nat_hnext[2];
          struct  nat     **nat_phnext[2];
          struct  hostmap *nat_hm;
          void            *nat_data;
          struct  nat     **nat_me;
          struct  ipstate *nat_state;
          struct  ap_session      *nat_aps;
          frentry_t       *nat_fr;
          struct  ipnat   *nat_ptr;
          void            *nat_ifps[2];
          void            *nat_sync;
          ipftqent_t      nat_tqe;
          u_32_t          nat_flags;
          u_32_t          nat_sumd[2];
          u_32_t          nat_ipsumd;
          u_32_t          nat_mssclamp;
          i6addr_t        nat_inip6;
          i6addr_t        nat_outip6;
          i6addr_t        nat_oip6;
          U_QUAD_T        nat_pkts[2];
          U_QUAD_T        nat_bytes[2];
          union   {
               udpinfo_t       nat_unu;
               tcpinfo_t       nat_unt;
               icmpinfo_t      nat_uni;
               greinfo_t       nat_ugre;
          } nat_un;
          u_short         nat_oport;
          u_short         nat_use;
          u_char          nat_p;
          int             nat_dir;
          int             nat_ref;
          int             nat_hv[2];
          char            nat_ifnames[2][LIFNAMSIZ];
          int             nat_rev;
     } nat_t;

     #define nat_inip        nat_inip6.in4
     #define nat_outip       nat_outip6.in4
     #define nat_oip         nat_oip6.in4
     #define nat_inport      nat_un.nat_unt.ts_sport
     #define nat_outport     nat_un.nat_unt.ts_dport
     /*
      * Values for nat_dir
      */
     #define NAT_INBOUND     0
     #define NAT_OUTBOUND    1
     /*
      * Definitions for nat_flags
      */
     #define NAT_TCP         0x0001  /* IPN_TCP */

Examples

The following example shows how to prepare and use SIOCSTPUT to insert a NAT session directly into the table. Note that the usual TCP/IP code is omitted is this example.

In the code segment below, incoming_fd is the TCP connection file descriptor that is accepted as part of the redirect process, while remote_fd is the outgoing TCP connection to the remote server being translated back to the original IP address/port pair. NOTE: In the example below, various code fragments have been excluded to enhance visual clarity.

int
     translate_connection(int incoming_fd)
     {
          struct sockaddr_in usin;
          struct natlookup nlp;
          struct nat_save ns;
          struct ipfobj obj;
          struct nat *nat;
          int remote_fd;
          int nat_fd;
          int onoff;

          memset(&ns, 0, sizeof(ns));
          nat = &ns.ipn_nat

          namelen = sizeof(usin);
          getsockname(remote_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&usin, &namelen);

          namelen = sizeof(sin);
          getpeername(incoming_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &sin, &namelen);

          namelen = sizeof(sloc);
          getsockname(incoming_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &sioc, &namelen);

          bzero((char *) &obi, sizeof(obj));
          obj.ipfo_rev = IPFILTER_VERSION;
          obj.ipfo_size = sizeof(nlp);
          obj.ipfo_ptr = &nip
          obj.ipfo_type = IPFOBJ_NATLOOKUP;

          /*
           * Build up the NAT natlookup structure.
           */
          bzero((char *) &nip, sizeof(nlp));
          nlp.nl_outip = sin.sin_addr;
          nlp.nl_inip = sloc.sin_addr;
          nlp.nl_flags = IPN_TCP;
          nlp.nl_outport = ntohs(sin.sin_port);
          nlp.nl_inport = ntohs(sloc.sin_port);

          /*
           * Open the NAT device and lookup the mapping pair.
           */
          nat_fd = open(IPNAT_NAME, O_RDWR);
          if (ioctl(nat_fd, SIOCGNATL, &obi) != 0)
               return -1;

          nat->nat_inip = usin.sin_addr;
          nat->nat_outip = nlp.nl_outip;
          nat->nat_oip = nlp.nl_realip;

          sum1 = LONG_SUM(ntohl(usin.sin_addr.s_addr)) +
                 ntohs(usin.sin_port);
          sum2 = LONG_SUM(ntohl(nat->nat_outip.s_addr)) +
                 ntohs(nlp.nl_outport);
          CALC_SUMD(sum1, sum2, sumd);
          nat->nat_sumd[0] = (sumd & 0xffff) + (sumd >> 16);
          nat->nat_sumd[1] = nat->nat_sumd[0];

          sum1 = LONG_SUM(ntohl(usin.sin_addr.s_addr));
          sum2 = LONG_SUM(ntohl(nat->nat_outip.s_addr));
          CALC_SUMD(sum1, sum2, sumd);
          nat->nat_ipsumd = (sumd & 0xffff) + (sumd >> 16);

          nat->nat_inport = usin.sin_port;
          nat->nat_outport = nlp.nl_outport;
          nat->nat_oport = nlp.nl_realport;

          nat->nat_flags = IPN_TCPUDP;

          /*
           * Prepare the ipfobj structure, accordingly.
           */
          bzero((char *)&obi, sizeof(obj));
          obj.ipfo_rev = IPFILTER_VERSION;
          obj.ipfo_size = sizeof(*nsp);
          obj.ipfo_ptr = nsp;
          obj.ipfo_type = IPFOBJ_NATSAVE;

          onoff = 1;
          if (ioctl(nat_fd, SIOCSTPUT, &obj) != 0)
               fprintf(stderr, "Error occurred0);

          return connect(rem_fd, (struct sockaddr ) &usin, sizeof(usin));
     }

Errors

EPERM: The device has been opened for reading only. To succeed, the ioctl call must be opened for both reading and writing. The call may be returned if it is privileged and the calling process did not assert {PRIV_SYS_NET_CONFIG} in the effective set.
ENOMEM: More memory was allocated than the kernel can provide. The call may also be returned if the application inserts a NAT entry that exceeds the hash bucket chain's maximum length.
EFAULT: The calling process specified an invalid pointer in the ipfobj structure.
EINVAL: The calling process detected a parameter or field set to an unacceptable value.
EEXIST: The calling process, via SIOCSTPUT, attempted to add a NAT entry that already exists in the NAT table.
ESRCH: The calling process called SIOCSTPUT before setting the SI_NEWFR flag and providing a pointer in the nat_fr field that cannot be found in the current rule set.
EACESS: The calling process issued a SIOCSTPUT before issuing a SIOCSTLCK.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	External Stable