Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 17:52:50 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Daniel Valencia <fetrovsky@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sending MAC packets Message-ID: <42781CE2.4090805@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20050504003321.45603.qmail@web53907.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050504003321.45603.qmail@web53907.mail.yahoo.com>
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Daniel Valencia wrote: >Hello all > >I'm doing research on network-layer protocols, so I >need a way to send packets straight into layer 2. So >far i've been reffered to raw sockets, but i've read >the code and i cannot skip header checking and that >stuff... Is there a way to interact with the network >if in a way that I can get network parameters (mtu, >etc.) and send packets (specify destination mac >address and payload)?? > >Thank you > >- Daniel > > libpcap is one way using bpf.. also netgraph can do that in a more 'brute force' manner > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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