Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 16:18:02 +0930 From: "Daniel J. O'Connor" <doconnor@ist.flinders.edu.au> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Divert sockets.. Message-ID: <199709090648.QAA19339@lofty.ist.flinders.edu.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Sep 1997 23:44:09 MST." <19970908234409.49021@hydrogen.nike.efn.org>
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> > > hmm... sounds like a REALLY good use for the disc device.. :) > > Disc device? Never heard of it.. > > What's it do? > it's a discard device... disc(4) is a network device that throws away all > packets... that way you can have the interface "up" and trigger a > dial.. but not have to have a complex interface... Ahh, neat.. pitty it actually throws them away.. Tho what I could do is check the destination(in the program which uses divert sockets), and if its disc, then it stores them until the 'real' link goes up.. Eww, hacky =) Seeya Darius ~~~~~~
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