Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:06:52 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: "Daniel Hilevich" <danhil@cwnt.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How can I send signals to a network interface Message-ID: <199909152006.OAA04769@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199909151924.MAA01558@dingo.cdrom.com> References: <013e01beffa5$e9adf0d0$2e00a8c0@nt46> <199909151924.MAA01558@dingo.cdrom.com>
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> > I know that in some other Bsd flavours you can use the sysctl functions = > > which is part > > of the ifnet struct. In FreeBsd I didn't find anything similiar to it. > > Sysctl functions aren't "part of the ifnet struct". You can define > sysctls for your driver, if you wish, but that's the wrong way to go > about doing it. Especially since sysctl's are still not yet able to deal with multiple interfaces very easily. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). Therefore, if you have two 'network interfaces' that are serviced by the same driver, it's hard to not have a sysctl change effect them both. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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