--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# #
+# IPFire.org - A linux based firewall #
+# Copyright (C) 2012 IPFire Network Development Team #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+###############################################################################
+
+DUMMY_PORT_PATTERN="dN"
+
+function dummy_create() {
+ local device=${1}
+ assert isset device
+
+ local address=${2}
+ isset address || address=$(mac_generate)
+ assert ismac address
+
+ if device_exists ${device}; then
+ log ERROR "dummy device '${device}' does already exist"
+ return ${EXIT_ERROR}
+ fi
+
+ cmd_quiet "ip link add name ${device} address ${address} type dummy"
+ local ret=$?
+
+ if [ ${ret} -eq ${EXIT_OK} ]; then
+ log DEBUG "dummy device '${device}' has been created"
+ else
+ log ERROR "could not create dummy device '${dummy}': ${ret}"
+ fi
+
+ return ${ret}
+}
+
+function dummy_remove() {
+ local device=${1}
+ assert isset device
+
+ device_delete ${device}
+}