Tips and Tricks

Running usrsctp applications with gdb using libtool

• libtool –mode=execute gdb ./tsctp
• set args -U 9899 -E 5555
• run

Running inet example with gdb

• Change to the directory with the example you want to start.
• gdb opp_run
• set args -l ../../../src/INET -n ../../../src/../examples:../../../src -u Cmdenv
• run

Compiling FreeBSD Kernel with a different config

• Change the config file (e.g. NOSCTP) in /usr/src/amd64/conf
• Change to /usr/src
• sudo make buildkernel KERNCONF=NOSCTP
• sudo make installkernel KERNCONF=NOSCTP
• sudo reboot

Creating a pipe and capturing data

• mkfifo /tmp/p
• /dumpcap -i /tmp/p
• tcpdump -i lo0 -w /tmp/p

Connecting to a serial port on FreeBSD

• sudo tip uart0

Connecting to BSDx/PowerSwitch/Cisco via serial port

• ssh bsd8
• sudo tip bsdx [x = 1-7] // sudo tip power // sudo tip cisco
• End session with ~.