Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:06:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Gautham Ganapathy <gauthamg123list@myrealbox.com> Cc: "FreeBSD.org - Hackers" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Inserting a kernel module b/w IP and ethernet Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0206171106231.15414-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <NGBBJAAOCMHHCAAOGNFMMEFECDAA.gauthamg123list@myrealbox.com>
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use netgraph to instantiate another layer using teh ng interface type and feeding the result to teh actual ethernet. On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Gautham Ganapathy wrote: > Hi > > How can I add an extra layer of processing b/w the IP and ethernet layers > using a kernel module ? If I load a module, I should be able to access the > functions exported by IP and ethernet. Also, I think the ethernet layer can > be configured to use my module as the protocol by patching ifconfig. Am I > right so far ? So, how do I get IP to use my module as it's link layer ? If > I am wrong, what's the proper way ? Or is there any other simpler way ? My > requirement is to add a compression layer (RFC 2507) > > Regards > Gautham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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