Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 12:01:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Bob Wirka <bobwirka@inwave.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: TCP/IP Stack Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990724115754.27774U-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <3799D42D.EF9BDFC3@inwave.com>
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On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, Bob Wirka wrote: > Hello, > Is the TCP/IP stack supplied with FreeBSD suitable for porting to an > embedded system? This seems like a back-door approach to getting a > TCP/IP stack, but I'm doing a project that involves implementing TCP/IP > on a single board embedded computer. Is the stack tighly linked to the > OS? Can the stack be implemented by itself (with suitable glue code and > packet drivers)? > Any help you can give would be appreciated. The BSD TCP/IP stack has been ported extensively to other platforms, there are some issues you'll come across but it's definetly a better start than rolling your own. About the packet drivers concept, the freebsd ethernet device drivers are not overly complex, why not take a look: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/pci/if_fxp.c?rev=1.70 -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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