Module meshtastic.tunnel
Code for IP tunnel over a mesh
Note python-pytuntap was too buggy
using pip3 install pytap2
make sure to "sudo setcap cap_net_admin+eip /usr/bin/python3.8" so python can access tun device without being root
sudo ip tuntap del mode tun tun0
sudo bin/run.sh –port /dev/ttyUSB0 –setch-shortfast
sudo bin/run.sh –port /dev/ttyUSB0 –tunnel –debug
ssh -Y root@192.168.10.151 (or dietpi), default password p
ncat -e /bin/cat -k -u -l 1235
ncat -u 10.115.64.152 1235
ping -c 1 -W 20 10.115.64.152
ping -i 30 -W 30 10.115.64.152
FIXME: use a more optimal MTU
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"""Code for IP tunnel over a mesh
# Note python-pytuntap was too buggy
# using pip3 install pytap2
# make sure to "sudo setcap cap_net_admin+eip /usr/bin/python3.8" so python can access tun device without being root
# sudo ip tuntap del mode tun tun0
# sudo bin/run.sh --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --setch-shortfast
# sudo bin/run.sh --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --tunnel --debug
# ssh -Y root@192.168.10.151 (or dietpi), default password p
# ncat -e /bin/cat -k -u -l 1235
# ncat -u 10.115.64.152 1235
# ping -c 1 -W 20 10.115.64.152
# ping -i 30 -W 30 10.115.64.152
# FIXME: use a more optimal MTU
"""
import logging
import threading
import platform
from pubsub import pub
from pytap2 import TapDevice
from meshtastic import portnums_pb2
from meshtastic.util import ipstr, readnet_u16
from meshtastic.globals import Globals
def onTunnelReceive(packet, interface): # pylint: disable=W0613
"""Callback for received tunneled messages from mesh."""
logging.debug(f'in onTunnelReceive()')
our_globals = Globals.getInstance()
tunnelInstance = our_globals.get_tunnelInstance()
tunnelInstance.onReceive(packet)
class Tunnel:
"""A TUN based IP tunnel over meshtastic"""
def __init__(self, iface, subnet='10.115', netmask="255.255.0.0"):
"""
Constructor
iface is the already open MeshInterface instance
subnet is used to construct our network number (normally 10.115.x.x)
"""
if not iface:
raise Exception("Tunnel() must have a interface")
self.iface = iface
self.subnetPrefix = subnet
if platform.system() != 'Linux':
raise Exception("Tunnel() can only be run instantiated on a Linux system")
our_globals = Globals.getInstance()
our_globals.set_tunnelInstance(self)
"""A list of chatty UDP services we should never accidentally
forward to our slow network"""
self.udpBlacklist = {
1900, # SSDP
5353, # multicast DNS
}
"""A list of TCP services to block"""
self.tcpBlacklist = {
5900, # VNC (Note: Only adding for testing purposes.)
}
"""A list of protocols we ignore"""
self.protocolBlacklist = {
0x02, # IGMP
0x80, # Service-Specific Connection-Oriented Protocol in a Multilink and Connectionless Environment
}
# A new non standard log level that is lower level than DEBUG
self.LOG_TRACE = 5
# TODO: check if root?
logging.info("Starting IP to mesh tunnel (you must be root for this *pre-alpha* "\
"feature to work). Mesh members:")
pub.subscribe(onTunnelReceive, "meshtastic.receive.data.IP_TUNNEL_APP")
myAddr = self._nodeNumToIp(self.iface.myInfo.my_node_num)
if self.iface.nodes:
for node in self.iface.nodes.values():
nodeId = node["user"]["id"]
ip = self._nodeNumToIp(node["num"])
logging.info(f"Node { nodeId } has IP address { ip }")
logging.debug("creating TUN device with MTU=200")
# FIXME - figure out real max MTU, it should be 240 - the overhead bytes for SubPacket and Data
self.tun = None
if self.iface.noProto:
logging.warning(f"Not creating a TapDevice() because it is disabled by noProto")
else:
self.tun = TapDevice(name="mesh")
self.tun.up()
self.tun.ifconfig(address=myAddr, netmask=netmask, mtu=200)
self._rxThread = None
if self.iface.noProto:
logging.warning(f"Not starting TUN reader because it is disabled by noProto")
else:
logging.debug(f"starting TUN reader, our IP address is {myAddr}")
self._rxThread = threading.Thread(target=self.__tunReader, args=(), daemon=True)
self._rxThread.start()
def onReceive(self, packet):
"""onReceive"""
p = packet["decoded"]["payload"]
if packet["from"] == self.iface.myInfo.my_node_num:
logging.debug("Ignoring message we sent")
else:
logging.debug(f"Received mesh tunnel message type={type(p)} len={len(p)}")
# we don't really need to check for filtering here (sender should have checked),
# but this provides useful debug printing on types of packets received
if not self.iface.noProto:
if not self._shouldFilterPacket(p):
self.tun.write(p)
def _shouldFilterPacket(self, p):
"""Given a packet, decode it and return true if it should be ignored"""
protocol = p[8 + 1]
srcaddr = p[12:16]
destAddr = p[16:20]
subheader = 20
ignore = False # Assume we will be forwarding the packet
if protocol in self.protocolBlacklist:
ignore = True
logging.log(self.LOG_TRACE, f"Ignoring blacklisted protocol 0x{protocol:02x}")
elif protocol == 0x01: # ICMP
icmpType = p[20]
icmpCode = p[21]
checksum = p[22:24]
# pylint: disable=line-too-long
logging.debug(f"forwarding ICMP message src={ipstr(srcaddr)}, dest={ipstr(destAddr)}, type={icmpType}, code={icmpCode}, checksum={checksum}")
# reply to pings (swap src and dest but keep rest of packet unchanged)
#pingback = p[:12]+p[16:20]+p[12:16]+p[20:]
# tap.write(pingback)
elif protocol == 0x11: # UDP
srcport = readnet_u16(p, subheader)
destport = readnet_u16(p, subheader + 2)
if destport in self.udpBlacklist:
ignore = True
logging.log(self.LOG_TRACE, f"ignoring blacklisted UDP port {destport}")
else:
logging.debug(f"forwarding udp srcport={srcport}, destport={destport}")
elif protocol == 0x06: # TCP
srcport = readnet_u16(p, subheader)
destport = readnet_u16(p, subheader + 2)
if destport in self.tcpBlacklist:
ignore = True
logging.log(self.LOG_TRACE, f"ignoring blacklisted TCP port {destport}")
else:
logging.debug(f"forwarding tcp srcport={srcport}, destport={destport}")
else:
logging.warning(f"forwarding unexpected protocol 0x{protocol:02x}, "\
"src={ipstr(srcaddr)}, dest={ipstr(destAddr)}")
return ignore
def __tunReader(self):
tap = self.tun
logging.debug("TUN reader running")
while True:
p = tap.read()
#logging.debug(f"IP packet received on TUN interface, type={type(p)}")
destAddr = p[16:20]
if not self._shouldFilterPacket(p):
self.sendPacket(destAddr, p)
def _ipToNodeId(self, ipAddr):
# We only consider the last 16 bits of the nodenum for IP address matching
ipBits = ipAddr[2] * 256 + ipAddr[3]
if ipBits == 0xffff:
return "^all"
for node in self.iface.nodes.values():
nodeNum = node["num"] & 0xffff
# logging.debug(f"Considering nodenum 0x{nodeNum:x} for ipBits 0x{ipBits:x}")
if (nodeNum) == ipBits:
return node["user"]["id"]
return None
def _nodeNumToIp(self, nodeNum):
return f"{self.subnetPrefix}.{(nodeNum >> 8) & 0xff}.{nodeNum & 0xff}"
def sendPacket(self, destAddr, p):
"""Forward the provided IP packet into the mesh"""
nodeId = self._ipToNodeId(destAddr)
if nodeId is not None:
logging.debug(f"Forwarding packet bytelen={len(p)} dest={ipstr(destAddr)}, destNode={nodeId}")
self.iface.sendData(
p, nodeId, portnums_pb2.IP_TUNNEL_APP, wantAck=False)
else:
logging.warning(f"Dropping packet because no node found for destIP={ipstr(destAddr)}")
def close(self):
"""Close"""
self.tun.close()Functions
def onTunnelReceive(packet, interface)-
Callback for received tunneled messages from mesh.
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def onTunnelReceive(packet, interface): # pylint: disable=W0613 """Callback for received tunneled messages from mesh.""" logging.debug(f'in onTunnelReceive()') our_globals = Globals.getInstance() tunnelInstance = our_globals.get_tunnelInstance() tunnelInstance.onReceive(packet)
Classes
class Tunnel (iface, subnet='10.115', netmask='255.255.0.0')-
A TUN based IP tunnel over meshtastic
Constructor
iface is the already open MeshInterface instance subnet is used to construct our network number (normally 10.115.x.x)
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class Tunnel: """A TUN based IP tunnel over meshtastic""" def __init__(self, iface, subnet='10.115', netmask="255.255.0.0"): """ Constructor iface is the already open MeshInterface instance subnet is used to construct our network number (normally 10.115.x.x) """ if not iface: raise Exception("Tunnel() must have a interface") self.iface = iface self.subnetPrefix = subnet if platform.system() != 'Linux': raise Exception("Tunnel() can only be run instantiated on a Linux system") our_globals = Globals.getInstance() our_globals.set_tunnelInstance(self) """A list of chatty UDP services we should never accidentally forward to our slow network""" self.udpBlacklist = { 1900, # SSDP 5353, # multicast DNS } """A list of TCP services to block""" self.tcpBlacklist = { 5900, # VNC (Note: Only adding for testing purposes.) } """A list of protocols we ignore""" self.protocolBlacklist = { 0x02, # IGMP 0x80, # Service-Specific Connection-Oriented Protocol in a Multilink and Connectionless Environment } # A new non standard log level that is lower level than DEBUG self.LOG_TRACE = 5 # TODO: check if root? logging.info("Starting IP to mesh tunnel (you must be root for this *pre-alpha* "\ "feature to work). Mesh members:") pub.subscribe(onTunnelReceive, "meshtastic.receive.data.IP_TUNNEL_APP") myAddr = self._nodeNumToIp(self.iface.myInfo.my_node_num) if self.iface.nodes: for node in self.iface.nodes.values(): nodeId = node["user"]["id"] ip = self._nodeNumToIp(node["num"]) logging.info(f"Node { nodeId } has IP address { ip }") logging.debug("creating TUN device with MTU=200") # FIXME - figure out real max MTU, it should be 240 - the overhead bytes for SubPacket and Data self.tun = None if self.iface.noProto: logging.warning(f"Not creating a TapDevice() because it is disabled by noProto") else: self.tun = TapDevice(name="mesh") self.tun.up() self.tun.ifconfig(address=myAddr, netmask=netmask, mtu=200) self._rxThread = None if self.iface.noProto: logging.warning(f"Not starting TUN reader because it is disabled by noProto") else: logging.debug(f"starting TUN reader, our IP address is {myAddr}") self._rxThread = threading.Thread(target=self.__tunReader, args=(), daemon=True) self._rxThread.start() def onReceive(self, packet): """onReceive""" p = packet["decoded"]["payload"] if packet["from"] == self.iface.myInfo.my_node_num: logging.debug("Ignoring message we sent") else: logging.debug(f"Received mesh tunnel message type={type(p)} len={len(p)}") # we don't really need to check for filtering here (sender should have checked), # but this provides useful debug printing on types of packets received if not self.iface.noProto: if not self._shouldFilterPacket(p): self.tun.write(p) def _shouldFilterPacket(self, p): """Given a packet, decode it and return true if it should be ignored""" protocol = p[8 + 1] srcaddr = p[12:16] destAddr = p[16:20] subheader = 20 ignore = False # Assume we will be forwarding the packet if protocol in self.protocolBlacklist: ignore = True logging.log(self.LOG_TRACE, f"Ignoring blacklisted protocol 0x{protocol:02x}") elif protocol == 0x01: # ICMP icmpType = p[20] icmpCode = p[21] checksum = p[22:24] # pylint: disable=line-too-long logging.debug(f"forwarding ICMP message src={ipstr(srcaddr)}, dest={ipstr(destAddr)}, type={icmpType}, code={icmpCode}, checksum={checksum}") # reply to pings (swap src and dest but keep rest of packet unchanged) #pingback = p[:12]+p[16:20]+p[12:16]+p[20:] # tap.write(pingback) elif protocol == 0x11: # UDP srcport = readnet_u16(p, subheader) destport = readnet_u16(p, subheader + 2) if destport in self.udpBlacklist: ignore = True logging.log(self.LOG_TRACE, f"ignoring blacklisted UDP port {destport}") else: logging.debug(f"forwarding udp srcport={srcport}, destport={destport}") elif protocol == 0x06: # TCP srcport = readnet_u16(p, subheader) destport = readnet_u16(p, subheader + 2) if destport in self.tcpBlacklist: ignore = True logging.log(self.LOG_TRACE, f"ignoring blacklisted TCP port {destport}") else: logging.debug(f"forwarding tcp srcport={srcport}, destport={destport}") else: logging.warning(f"forwarding unexpected protocol 0x{protocol:02x}, "\ "src={ipstr(srcaddr)}, dest={ipstr(destAddr)}") return ignore def __tunReader(self): tap = self.tun logging.debug("TUN reader running") while True: p = tap.read() #logging.debug(f"IP packet received on TUN interface, type={type(p)}") destAddr = p[16:20] if not self._shouldFilterPacket(p): self.sendPacket(destAddr, p) def _ipToNodeId(self, ipAddr): # We only consider the last 16 bits of the nodenum for IP address matching ipBits = ipAddr[2] * 256 + ipAddr[3] if ipBits == 0xffff: return "^all" for node in self.iface.nodes.values(): nodeNum = node["num"] & 0xffff # logging.debug(f"Considering nodenum 0x{nodeNum:x} for ipBits 0x{ipBits:x}") if (nodeNum) == ipBits: return node["user"]["id"] return None def _nodeNumToIp(self, nodeNum): return f"{self.subnetPrefix}.{(nodeNum >> 8) & 0xff}.{nodeNum & 0xff}" def sendPacket(self, destAddr, p): """Forward the provided IP packet into the mesh""" nodeId = self._ipToNodeId(destAddr) if nodeId is not None: logging.debug(f"Forwarding packet bytelen={len(p)} dest={ipstr(destAddr)}, destNode={nodeId}") self.iface.sendData( p, nodeId, portnums_pb2.IP_TUNNEL_APP, wantAck=False) else: logging.warning(f"Dropping packet because no node found for destIP={ipstr(destAddr)}") def close(self): """Close""" self.tun.close()Instance variables
var tcpBlacklist-
A list of protocols we ignore
var udpBlacklist-
A list of TCP services to block
Methods
def close(self)-
Close
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def close(self): """Close""" self.tun.close() def onReceive(self, packet)-
onReceive
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def onReceive(self, packet): """onReceive""" p = packet["decoded"]["payload"] if packet["from"] == self.iface.myInfo.my_node_num: logging.debug("Ignoring message we sent") else: logging.debug(f"Received mesh tunnel message type={type(p)} len={len(p)}") # we don't really need to check for filtering here (sender should have checked), # but this provides useful debug printing on types of packets received if not self.iface.noProto: if not self._shouldFilterPacket(p): self.tun.write(p) def sendPacket(self, destAddr, p)-
Forward the provided IP packet into the mesh
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def sendPacket(self, destAddr, p): """Forward the provided IP packet into the mesh""" nodeId = self._ipToNodeId(destAddr) if nodeId is not None: logging.debug(f"Forwarding packet bytelen={len(p)} dest={ipstr(destAddr)}, destNode={nodeId}") self.iface.sendData( p, nodeId, portnums_pb2.IP_TUNNEL_APP, wantAck=False) else: logging.warning(f"Dropping packet because no node found for destIP={ipstr(destAddr)}")