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Subject: FreeBSD TCP/IP relation to Mac OS/X?
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Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 11:07:48 -0800
From: "George V. Neville-Neil" <gnn@neville-neil.com>
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Hi Folks,

	Just checking out some developer info on OS/X and I came upon this 
interesting quote:

For kernel developers, Darwin provides the Network Kernel Extension (NKE) 
facility. This
allows developers to create networking modules and even entire protocol stacks 
that can be
dynamically loaded and unloaded. NKEs also make it possible to configure 
protocol stacks
automatically and easily monitor and modify network traffic. At the data-link 
and network
layers, they can also receive notifications of asynchronous events from device 
drivers.

	Can anyone comment on the progeny of the TCP/IP stack in Mac OS/X?
Did they do a rewrite or just tweaks?  Granted this may all be market speak 
but if
it's true it would indicate some significant changes.

Thanks,
George

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George V. Neville-Neil                                  gnn@neville-neil.com
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"Those who would trade liberty for temporary security deserve neither" 
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