From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 11 14:43:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA10841 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:43:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA10836 for ; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:43:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA01186; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:40:42 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199808112140.OAA01186@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk cc: Stefan Bethke , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network stack assumptions In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:55:12 -0000." <199808111555.IAA02273@mailgate.cadence.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:40:42 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Okay, can the kernel cope with a device hanging off a USB port or > integrated into the motherboard or a PCI card which provides wireless > LAN capabilities with mutliple protocols running on it? Not as it stands, no. By this I mean that we have no protocol support for these devices, however the infrastructure is there to handle this. > Asynchronous data is 802.11 style, isochronous data is DECT sytle for > SWAP, can't remember the protocols for Bluetooth. They will support a > number of concurrent voice calls between handsets/apps software on > your PC along with LAN activity (i.e. wireless printing from your > laptop). We would need extra code to handle these protocols. > In some instances the FreeBSD box will have to be a some form of > controller which manages the routing of the network. > > [tutorial snipped]. Sorry, I meant the device driver and network > stack framework! Device drivers, no. Networking infrastructure, yes. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message