New stack

This page describes the development of the new network stack for KolibriOS

You can find the latest source code of this development branch on svn://kolibrios.org/kernel/branches/net (websvn)

You can download an image file with pre-compiled library, applications, kernel and drivers on the builds page

All bugs may be reported to KolibriOS bug tracker

Kernel

The old kernel functions 52 and 53 have been removed and the New_network_api has been created.
Internally, the stack has been completely rewritten (mostly from scratch)

• What works

  • Attaching multiple network drivers/devices to the kernel
  • Sending and receiving Ethernet/IPv4/UDP/ICMP/ARP/TCP packets
  • Queuing of packets when nescessary
  • UDP/TCP/RAW(ICMP/..) sockets (POSIX compatible)

• Under construction

  • TCP code (fix deadlocks !, rewrite timers, further implement the code of 4.4BSD)
  • Sockets code
  • network drivers (can't have enough of those, right?)
  • programs (Any help here is especially appreciated)

• Future plans

  • Routing?
  • IPC sockets?
  • Port trunking?
  • ...

Drivers

In net-branch, the network drivers are external drivers, as described in Writing_drivers_for_KolibriOS.

The specifications of the new network drivers can be found in the article Writing_network_drivers_for_KolibriOS.

Working (more or less)

• 3c90x/3c59x: only boomerang for now (may hang on UpUnstall procedure, sometimes loops on startup)

I am looking for 3com vortex hardware

• DEC21x4x: Working in Virtual PC (but not on most real hardware yet)
• PCnet32: Does not work in VmWare, works in vBox and real hardware
• RTL8029: Does not work in Qemu
• RTL8139: no known bugs
• RTL8169: no known bugs
• MTD80x: Only MTD803 aka Surecom EP-320X supported for now
• r6040: no know bugs
• SIS900: no known bugs

Work In Progress

• i8254x (Intel eepro 1000): Works in vBox, needs further development and testing.
• i8255x (Intel eepro 100)
• VIA rhine
• forcedeth

Planned for future

• marvell yukon (i have id5005)
• broadcom netXtreme (bcm57xx)

Unsupported PCI card?

If you have a PCI ethernet card wich is not listed above, and would like to acces internet in KolibriOS, send me the card, and I'll send you one that is supported already.

Programs

ARPcfg

This program allows you to view the ARP entries.
In future, you should be able to add and remove static entry's using this progam.

FTPd

Full fledged FTP daemon. Fully configureable through ini files. Status: Basic commands work. Program is not stable yet. uses libini.obj, libio.obj and console.obj

ping (formerly called ICMP)

A program to ping a remote host
Only fixed packet size for now
uses network.obj, libini.obj and console.obj

NetCFG

This program is used to load the network drivers.
You can run it with paramters 'F' to silently load first detected card, or parameter 'A' to load all cards.
No parameters will load the GUI.

Netstat

This program allows you to read the status of ethernet, ipv4, icmp, arp udp and tcp.

nslookup

Commandline DNS client.
This program uses network.obj and console.obj

SynergyC

Software KM-switch, (Synergy - client) for windows/unix/.. versions, see http://synergy-foss.org
This version is compatible with version 1.3.1
Only mouse events are accepted in the current version.
There is a bug in the loading of libraries wich might cause program to crash on loading
uses network.obj, libini.obj and console.obj

Telnet

A simple telnet client
This program uses network.obj and console.obj

TFTPc

A TFTP client with a GUI.
uses libio.obj, network.obj and box_lib.obj

VNCclient

Under construction

Zeroconf

This program reads settings from zeroconf.ini and configures the tcp/ip stack accordingly
You may choose for a manual setup, or dhcp / link-local.

NetSurf

I am looking for somebody with kowledge of porting C applications, to help me port the NetSurf browser to kolibrios.

Libraries

network_lib

The network library for KolibriOS, written by Clevermouse.

I need your help!

If you think you can help the further development of this branch in any way, please post on the forum or join the IRC channel.