From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 9 08:56:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F02E9106564A for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:56:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C64E18FC0C for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:56:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14A981E4A7A; Tue, 9 Dec 2008 03:56:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:56:16 -0500 X-Sasl-enc: lfNhfZ81vAwJsYHL/VeWmx9rXx8gzRoRPRH0cxoUqDG6 1228812975 Received: from empiric.lon.incunabulum.net (82-35-112-254.cable.ubr07.dals.blueyonder.co.uk [82.35.112.254]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7C5782B0B9; Tue, 9 Dec 2008 03:56:15 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <493E32AE.5040907@FreeBSD.org> Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:56:14 +0000 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081205) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Espartano References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to program a driver? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:56:17 -0000 Espartano wrote: > Actually i know how to program with C language in a basic level but i > don't know nothing about hardware or computer organization, what > topics i should study for gain knowledges about net-drivers ? or if > someone can recommend me books about this topic i will be very > thankful. > Try "The Indispensable PC Hardware Book" by Hans-Peter Messmer for a general overview of PC architecture. cheers BMS