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- From: tdyck@fraser.sfu.ca (tReVoR)
- Subject: if(7) network driver info needed
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.193348.6590@sfu.ca>
- Sender: news@sfu.ca
- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:33:48 GMT
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- I am developing a STREAMS device driver under Microport Unix SVR4 on a
- 486 machine. The driver is for a network card (ISDN).
-
- I wish to link the STREAMS driver under the IP module, so that the
- card can be accessed in the same way as an Ethernet card through
- TCP/IP. The network interface standard, as I understand from reading
- through the documentation, is specified by if(7).
-
- Does anyone know if there is any way I can get more info on if(7)? Right
- now all I have is the manual page from the Network User's and Administrator's
- Guide.
-
- In the manual page for if(7), it says that "network interfaces used by the
- Internet Protocol (IP) must be STREAMS devices conforming to the Datalink
- Provider Interface (DLPI)." Does anyone know what the DLPI is and where
- more information can be found about it?
-
- Also, does anyone have experience with writing similar network interface
- drivers (ie. for Ethernet or some other network)?
-
-
-
- Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
-
- Trevor.
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