Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 07:50:01 -0800 (PST) From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/6668: [PATCH] new driver: Virtual Ethernet driver Message-ID: <199812271550.HAA17230@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/6668; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: babkin@bellatlantic.net (Sergey Babkin) Cc: luigi@iet.unipi.it, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/6668: [PATCH] new driver: Virtual Ethernet driver Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:38:36 +0100 (MET) > > Re. phk request for explaination: i think the "loe" driver > > is the level-2 equivalent of the loopback driver. So it > > probably has its reasons to exist. > > Yes. It is doing loopback on the Ethernet level, and also provides > multiple interfaces connected to the same virtual Ethernet bus. I see 2 > reasons for it to exist: I actually see one more use for experiments etc because one can slightly modify it to emulate wireless devices and do experiments with them. luigi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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