Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 04:28:23 -0500 From: Mike DeGraw-Bertsch <mbertsch@radioactivedata.org> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Question regarding pseudo-device ether Message-ID: <3CAC1CB7.6090003@radioactivedata.org>
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Howdy, Please forgive what is hopefully not too naive of a question. According to arp(4), the pseudo-device ether is used to map between 10Mb/s Ethernet addresses and IP addresses. PR docs/35604 was opened questioning whether this is true, or if it also supports 100Mb/s, and possibly also gigabit Ethernet. I've searched Google and the mailing list archives, and haven't come upon an answer. If the ether device doesn't support the 100/1000 addresses mapping, what does? If it does support 100/1000, would it be accurate to change arp(4) to read: The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol used to dynamically map between Internet host addresses and 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet addresses. It is used by all the 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet interface drivers. It is not specific to Internet protocols or to 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet, but this implementation currently supports only that combination. Thanks much, -Mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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