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Subject: Re: BPF and point-to-point links
To: gram@oms.co.za (Gram)
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> Hi folks
> 
> I am trying to use BPF to write packets directly out to a network 
> interface. I hacked the kernel to allow me to do this with PPP (both
> user and kernel PPP). 

As a quick clarification, is there some reason that you cannot use the tun
device to set up a separate interface for your program?  In other words, I
do not understand why you are trying to do this in what appears to be a more
"difficult" manner, when the system provides facilities for this sort of
stuff...

... JG