NetworkPkg Getting Started Guide

Features List

IPv6 network stack

NetworkPkg/Ip6Dxe - Ip6 driver, which produces

EFI_IP6_PROTOCOL  
EFI_IP6_CONFIG_PROTOCOL

NetworkPkg/Udp6Dxe - Udp6 driver, which produces

EFI_UDP6_PROTOCOL

NetworkPkg/TcpDxe - TCP combo driver, which produces

EFI_TCP4_PROTOCOL
EFI_TCP6_PROTOCOL

Note: There are two TCP drivers in EDK II, either Tcp4Dxe or TcpDxe could be used, but they should not be used at the same time.

NetworkPkg/Dhcp6Dxe - DHCP6 driver, which produces

EFI_DHCP6_PROTOCOL

NetworkPkg/Mtftp6Dxe - MTFTP6 driver, which produces

EFI_MTFTP6_PROTOCOL

IPsec

NetworkPkg/IpSecDxe - Ipsec driver, which produces

EFI_IPSEC2_PROTOCOL
EFI_IPSEC_CONFIG_PROTOCOL

Supported features in IPsec:

Security Protocols: Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
IPsec Mode: Transport/Tunnel mode
Encryption Algorithm: 3DES-CBC, AES-CBC
Authentication Algorithm: HMAC_SHA1_96
Authentication Method: Pre-shared Key, X509 Certificates

After IPsec is enabled in both side, all inbound and outbound IP packet are processed by IPsec.

PXE

NetworkPkg/UefiPxeBcDxe - PXE driver, which produces

EFI_LOAD_FILE_PROTOCOL
EFI_PXE_BASE_CODE_PROTOCOL

Note: this driver supports both IPv4 and IPv6 network stack, and can't co-work with the UefiPxeBcDxe driver in MdeModulePkg.

iSCSI

NetworkPkg/IScsiDxe - iSCSi driver, which produces

EFI_ISCSI_INITIATOR_NAME_PROTOCOL
EFI_EXT_SCSI_PASS_THRU_PROTOCOL
EFI_AUTHENTICATION_INFO_PROTOCOL

Note: this driver supports both IPv4 and IPv6 network stack, and can't co-work with the IScsiDxe driver in MdeModulePkg.

DNS

NetworkPkg/DnsDxe - DNS driver, which produces

EFI_DNS4_PROTOCOL
EFI_DNS6_PROTOCOL

HTTP Boot

NetworkPkg/HttpDxe - HTTP driver, which produces

EFI_HTTP_PROTOCOL

NetworkPkg/HttpUtilitiesDxe - HTTP utilities driver, which produces

EFI_HTTP_UTILITIES_PROTOCOL

NetworkPkg/HttpBootDxe - HTTP Boot driver, which produces

EFI_LOAD_FILE_PROTOCOL

Shell Application

Application/VConfig - VLAN configuration Shell application
Application/IpsecConfig - IPsec configuration Shell application
Application/Ping6 - Ping6 has been integrated to Shell Spec 2.2, please use the command in ShellPkg.
Application/Ifconfig6 - IfConfig6 has been integrated to Shell Spec 2.2, please use the command in ShellPkg.

Notes

UNDI, SNP, DPC and MNP drivers are components shared by IPv4 network stack and IPv6 network stack. These modules could be found in MdeModulePkg except the UNDI driver. For UNDI driver, please contact the Card Vendor.

FEATURES ENABLING

Platform DSC file

[Defines]
  DEFINE NETWORK_ENABLE                        = TRUE
  DEFINE NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE                    = TRUE
  DEFINE NETWORK_ISCSI_ENABLE                  = TRUE
  DEFINE NETWORK_VLAN_ENABLE                   = TRUE
  DEFINE NETWORK_HTTP_BOOT_ENABLE              = TRUE
  DEFINE NETWORK_IPSEC_ENABLE                  = TRUE

[LibraryClasses]
  DpcLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/DxeDpcLib/DxeDpcLib.inf
  NetLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/DxeNetLib/DxeNetLib.inf
  IpIoLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/DxeIpIoLib/DxeIpIoLib.inf
  UdpIoLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/DxeUdpIoLib/DxeUdpIoLib.inf
  TcpIoLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/DxeTcpIoLib/DxeTcpIoLib.inf
  HttpLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/DxeHttpLib/DxeHttpLib.inf
  IntrinsicLib|CryptoPkg/Library/IntrinsicLib/IntrinsicLib.inf
  OpensslLib|CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLib.inf
  BaseCryptLib|CryptoPkg/Library/BaseCryptLib/BaseCryptLib.inf

[Components]
!if $(NETWORK_ENABLE) == TRUE
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/DpcDxe/DpcDxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/SnpDxe/SnpDxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/MnpDxe/MnpDxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/ArpDxe/ArpDxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Dhcp4Dxe/Dhcp4Dxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Ip4Dxe/Ip4Dxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Mtftp4Dxe/Mtftp4Dxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Tcp4Dxe/Tcp4Dxe.inf
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Udp4Dxe/Udp4Dxe.inf
!if $(NETWORK_IPSEC_ENABLE) == TRUE
  NetworkPkg/IpSecDxe/IpSecDxe.inf
!endif
!if $(NETWORK_HTTP_BOOT_ENABLE) == TRUE
  NetworkPkg/DnsDxe/DnsDxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/HttpDxe/HttpDxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/HttpUtilitiesDxe/HttpUtilitiesDxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/HttpBootDxe/HttpBootDxe.inf
!endif
!if $(NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE) == TRUE
  NetworkPkg/Ip6Dxe/Ip6Dxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/Dhcp6Dxe/Dhcp6Dxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/TcpDxe/TcpDxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/Udp6Dxe/Udp6Dxe.inf
  NetworkPkg/Mtftp6Dxe/Mtftp6Dxe.inf
!endif
!if $(NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE) == TRUE
  NetworkPkg/UefiPxeBcDxe/UefiPxeBcDxe.inf
!else
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/UefiPxeBcDxe/UefiPxeBcDxe.inf
!endif
!if $(NETWORK_ISCSI_ENABLE) == TRUE
!if $(NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE) == TRUE
  NetworkPkg/IScsiDxe/IScsiDxe.inf
!else
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/IScsiDxe/IScsiDxe.inf
!endif
!endif
!if $(NETWORK_VLAN_ENABLE) == TRUE
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/VlanConfigDxe/VlanConfigDxe.inf
!endif
!endif

Platform FDF file

!if $(NETWORK_ENABLE) == TRUE
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/SnpDxe/SnpDxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/DpcDxe/DpcDxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/MnpDxe/MnpDxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/ArpDxe/ArpDxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Ip4Dxe/Ip4Dxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Udp4Dxe/Udp4Dxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Dhcp4Dxe/Dhcp4Dxe.inf
  INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Mtftp4Dxe/Mtftp4Dxe.inf

  !if $(NETWORK_IPSEC_ENABLE) == TRUE
    INF  NetworkPkg/IpSecDxe/IpSecDxe.inf
  !endif

  !if $(NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE) == TRUE
    INF  NetworkPkg/Ip6Dxe/Ip6Dxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/Dhcp6Dxe/Dhcp6Dxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/Udp6Dxe/Udp6Dxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/Mtftp6Dxe/Mtftp6Dxe.inf
  !endif

  !if $(NETWORK_HTTP_BOOT_ENABLE) == TRUE
    INF  NetworkPkg/DnsDxe/DnsDxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/HttpDxe/HttpDxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/HttpUtilitiesDxe/HttpUtilitiesDxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/HttpBootDxe/HttpBootDxe.inf
  !endif

  !if $(NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE) == TRUE
    INF  NetworkPkg/UefiPxeBcDxe/UefiPxeBcDxe.inf
    INF  NetworkPkg/TcpDxe/TcpDxe.inf
  !else
    INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/UefiPxeBcDxe/UefiPxeBcDxe.inf
    INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/Tcp4Dxe/Tcp4Dxe.inf
  !endif

  !if $(NETWORK_VLAN_ENABLE) == TRUE
    INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/VlanConfigDxe/VlanConfigDxe.inf
  !endif

  !if $(NETWORK_ISCSI_ENABLE) == TRUE
    !if $(NETWORK_IP6_ENABLE) == TRUE
      INF  NetworkPkg/IScsiDxe/IScsiDxe.inf
    !else
      INF  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Network/IScsiDxe/IScsiDxe.inf
    !endif
  !endif
!endif

Using EDKII Network Stack on NT32

To validate network stack on NT32 platform, please refer to the document UEFI Network Stack for EDK Getting Started Guide to build the SnpNt32Io dynamic library.

HTTP BOOT

For detailed description on UEFI HTTP Boot, see the "HTTP Boot" section in UEFI Specification.

HTTP Boot Getting Start

Please refer to the white paper EDK II HTTP Boot Getting Started Guide for a step by step guide of the HTTP Boot enabling and server configuration in corporate environment.

Besides the standard DHCP parameters like the station IP, gateway and DNS server address, the EDK II HTTP Boot driver will use below extensions assigned by DHCP server in corporate environment.

Tag Name	Tag # (DHCPv4)	Tag # (DHCPv6)	Length	Data Field
Boot File	'file' field in DHCP header or option 67	59	Varies	Boot File URI String (eg. "http://Webserver/Boot/Boot.efi")
Class Identifier	60	16	10	"HTTPClient"

URI Configuration in Home Environment

Unlike the corporate network, in a typical home network only a standard DHCP server is available for host IP configuration assignment, the boot file URI need to be entered by user instead of the DHCP HTTPBoot extensions. Home Network Topology

EDK II HTTP Boot driver provides a configuration page for the boot file URI setup.

In the main page of Boot Manager Menu, enter [Device Manager] -> [Network Device List] -> Select a NIC device -> [HTTP Boot Configuration], set the HTTP boot parameters such as the boot option title, IP start version and the URI address as below.
Save the configuration and back to the main page, enter [Boot Manager] menu as below, select the new created boot option to start the HTTP Boot.
To delete the boot option, enter [Boot Maintenance Manager] -> [Boot Options] -> [Delete Boot Option].

RAM Disk Boot from HTTP

Besides the UEFI formatted executable image, the downloaded boot file could also be an archive file (hard disk image) or an ISO image. The file should contain an UEFI-compliant file system and will be mounted as a RAM disk by HTTP Boot driver, to be proceeded in the subsequent boot process.

In EDKII HTTP Boot driver, the image type is identified by the filename extensions as below.

Filename Extensions	Image Type
*.iso	Virtual CD Image
*.img	Virtual Disk Image
Others (typically *.efi)	UEFI Executable Image

Note

To enable the RAM Disk boot support, the RamDiskDxe driver and the UefiBootManagerLib (commit b1bb6f5) are also required.

[LibraryClasses]
  UefiBootManagerLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/UefiBootManagerLib/UefiBootManagerLib.inf
[Components]
  MdeModulePkg/Universal/Disk/RamDiskDxe/RamDiskDxe.inf

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Features List

IPv6 network stack

IPsec

PXE

iSCSI

DNS

HTTP Boot

Shell Application

Notes

FEATURES ENABLING

Platform DSC file

Platform FDF file

Using EDKII Network Stack on NT32

HTTP BOOT

HTTP Boot Getting Start

URI Configuration in Home Environment

RAM Disk Boot from HTTP

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