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Date:      Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:52:08 -0500
From:      Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
To:        Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it>
Cc:        "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: netmap, VALE and netmap pipes
Message-ID:  <53027678.2020202@sentex.net>
In-Reply-To: <20140217205213.GC42021@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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On 2/17/2014 3:52 PM, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 03:40:31PM -0500, Mike Tancsa wrote:
>> On 2/17/2014 1:58 PM, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 08:36:06PM +0200, wishmaster wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, prof. Luigi.
>>>>
>>>> As for me, netmap-ipfw is especially interesting. Would you like add some examples for userspace bundle of ipfw and dummynet. Because not all clear in README-file.
>>>>
>>>> E.g. I have classic router with 2 interfaces igb
>>>
>>> replace the "vale" ports with "netmap:igb0" and "netmap"igb1"
>>> and off you go.
>>
>> Apart from the man pages, is there a repository of documentation and
>> examples somewhere ?
>
> not really. but apart from the plumbing into the interfaces,
> this is just the FreeBSD/head ipfw code with obvious features

Actually, I was thinking more in terms of netmap in general.  eg. 
examples of how to use it as a high speed firewall or router, or packet 
generator etc.

	---Mike



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