diff --git a/async/src/cmdline_client.rs b/async/src/cmdline_client.rs
index 8f9a540..5214892 100644
--- a/async/src/cmdline_client.rs
+++ b/async/src/cmdline_client.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ impl CmdlineClient {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    CliEvent::Banner(b) => {
+                        println!("Banner from server:\n{}", b.banner()?)
+                    }
                     CliEvent::Defunct => {
                         trace!("break defunct");
                         break Ok::<_, Error>(())
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 19b4357..c9dd356 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -30,12 +30,4 @@ impl Client {
         parse_ctx.cli_auth_type = None;
         self.auth.success()
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn banner(
-        &mut self,
-        banner: &packets::UserauthBanner<'_>,
-    ) {
-        // TODO event banner
-        // b.show_banner(banner.message, banner.lang)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/conn.rs b/src/conn.rs
index 802396c..d83aba6 100644
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ impl Conn {
         self.cliserv.is_client()
     }
 
+    pub fn is_server(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.is_client()
+    }
+
     pub fn server(&self) -> Result<&server::Server> {
         match &self.cliserv {
             ClientServer::Server(s) => Ok(s),
@@ -437,13 +441,12 @@ impl Conn {
                     return error::SSHProto.fail()
                 }
             }
-            Packet::UserauthBanner(p) => {
-                if let ClientServer::Client(cli) = &mut self.cliserv {
-                    cli.banner(&p);
-                } else {
+            Packet::UserauthBanner(_) => {
+                if self.is_server() {
                     debug!("Received banner as a server");
                     return error::SSHProto.fail()
                 }
+                disp.event = DispatchEvent::CliEvent(CliEventId::Banner);
             }
             Packet::Userauth60(p) => {
                 // TODO: client only
@@ -547,6 +550,15 @@ impl Conn {
         CliSessionExit::new(&packet)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn fetch_cli_banner<'p>(&mut self, payload: &'p [u8]) -> Result<Banner<'p>> {
+        self.client()?;
+        if let Packet::UserauthBanner(b) = self.packet(payload)? {
+            Ok(Banner(b))
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::bug())
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn resume_servhostkeys(&mut self,
         payload: &[u8], s: &mut TrafSend, keys: &[&SignKey]) -> Result<()> {
         self.server()?;
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index e45043d..cd8379c 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ impl<'g, 'a> Event<'g, 'a> {
 pub enum CliEvent<'g, 'a>
 {
     Hostkey(CheckHostkey<'g, 'a>),
+    Banner(Banner<'g>),
     Username(RequestUsername<'g, 'a>),
     Password(RequestPassword<'g, 'a>),
     Pubkey(RequestPubkey<'g, 'a>),
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ impl Debug for CliEvent<'_, '_> {
             Self::SessionOpened(_) => "SessionOpened",
             Self::SessionExit(_) => "SessionExit",
             Self::AgentSign(_) => "AgentSign",
+            Self::Banner(_) => "Banner",
             Self::Defunct => "Defunct",
         };
         write!(f, "CliEvent({e})")
@@ -167,6 +169,19 @@ impl CheckHostkey<'_, '_> {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct Banner<'a>(pub(crate) packets::UserauthBanner<'a>);
+
+impl Banner<'_> {
+    pub fn banner(&self) -> Result<&str> {
+        self.0.message.as_str()
+    }
+
+    pub fn raw_banner(&self) -> TextString {
+        self.0.message
+    }
+}
+
+
 // impl CliExit<''_, '_> {
 //     pub fn 
 
@@ -182,11 +197,11 @@ pub(crate) enum CliEventId {
     Authenticated,
     SessionOpened(ChanNum),
     SessionExit,
+    Banner,
     Defunct
 
     // TODO:
     // Disconnected
-    // Banner,
     // OpenTCPForwarded (new session)
     // TCPDirectOpened (response)
 }
@@ -222,6 +237,9 @@ impl CliEventId {
             Self::SessionExit => {
                 Ok(CliEvent::SessionExit(runner.fetch_cli_session_exit()?))
             }
+            Self::Banner => {
+                Ok(CliEvent::Banner(runner.fetch_cli_banner()?))
+            }
             Self::Defunct => error::BadUsage.fail()
         }
     }
@@ -233,6 +251,7 @@ impl CliEventId {
             | Self::Authenticated
             | Self::SessionOpened(_)
             | Self::SessionExit
+            | Self::Banner
             | Self::Defunct
             => false,
             | Self::Hostkey
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 403ce59..d3a75e9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ mod ssh_chapoly;
 mod traffic;
 
 use conn::DispatchEvent;
+use event::{CliEventId, ServEventId};
 
 // Application API
 pub use sshwire::TextString;
diff --git a/src/packets.rs b/src/packets.rs
index 9af9bb4..4c0be21 100644
--- a/src/packets.rs
+++ b/src/packets.rs
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@ pub struct ChannelRequest<'a> {
     pub req: ChannelReqType<'a>,
 }
 
+/// Channel Requests
+///
+/// Most are specified in [RFC4335](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4335)
 #[derive(Debug, SSHEncode, SSHDecode)]
 pub enum ChannelReqType<'a> {
     #[sshwire(variant = "shell")]
@@ -666,6 +669,9 @@ pub enum ChannelReqType<'a> {
     ExitStatus(ExitStatus),
     #[sshwire(variant = "exit-signal")]
     ExitSignal(ExitSignal<'a>),
+    /// Channel Break Request
+    ///
+    /// [RFC4335](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4335)
     #[sshwire(variant = "break")]
     Break(Break),
     // Other requests that aren't implemented at present:
@@ -729,6 +735,7 @@ pub struct ExitSignal<'a> {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, SSHEncode, SSHDecode)]
 pub struct Break {
+    /// Break length in milliseconds
     pub length: u32,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
index 4084331..2929540 100644
--- a/src/runner.rs
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ use pretty_hex::PrettyHex;
 
 use crate::{event::ChanRequest, packets::{Packet, Subsystem}, *};
 use packets::{ChannelDataExt, ChannelData};
-use crate::channel::{ChanNum, ChanData};
+use channel::{ChanNum, ChanData};
+use channel::{CliSessionExit, CliSessionOpener};
 use encrypt::KeyState;
 use traffic::{TrafIn, TrafOut};
-use event::{CliEvent, ServEvent, ServEventId, CliEventId};
+use event::{Event, CliEvent, ServEvent, ServEventId, CliEventId};
 
 use conn::{Conn, Dispatched, DispatchEvent};
 
@@ -445,6 +446,21 @@ impl<'a> Runner<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Send a break to a session channel
+    ///
+    /// `length` is in milliseconds, or
+    /// pass 0 as a default (to be interpreted by the remote implementation). 
+    /// Otherwise length will be clamped to the range [500, 3000] ms.
+    /// Only call on a client session. 
+    pub fn term_break(&mut self, chan: &ChanHandle, length: u32) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.is_client() {
+            let mut s = self.traf_out.sender(&mut self.keys);
+            self.conn.channels.term_break(chan.0, length, &mut s)
+        } else {
+            error::BadChannelData.fail()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn cli_session_opener(&mut self, ch: ChanNum) -> Result<CliSessionOpener<'_, 'a>> {
         let ch = self.conn.channels.get(ch)?;
         let s = self.traf_out.sender(&mut self.keys);
@@ -460,6 +476,11 @@ impl<'a> Runner<'a> {
         self.conn.fetch_cli_session_exit(payload)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn fetch_cli_banner(&mut self) -> Result<event::Banner> {
+        let (payload, _seq) = self.traf_in.payload().trap()?;
+        self.conn.fetch_cli_banner(payload)
+    }
+
     fn wake(&mut self) {
         if self.is_input_ready() {
             trace!("wake ready_input, waker {:?}", self.input_waker);
diff --git a/src/sshnames.rs b/src/sshnames.rs
index ffbdbf2..e92c315 100644
--- a/src/sshnames.rs
+++ b/src/sshnames.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Named SSH algorithms, methods, and extensions.
 //!
-//! Some identifiers are also listed directly in `packet.rs` derive attributes.
+//! Some identifiers are also listed directly in `packet.rs` derive attributes,
+//! for example [channel request identifiers](packets::ChannelReqType).
 //! Packet numbers are listed in `packets.rs`.
 //!
 //! This module also serves as an index of SSH specifications.