Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 14:21:24 +0100 From: Stefan Bethke <stefan@promo.de> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: net@FreeBSD.ORG, Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> Subject: Re: Patch to add Netgraph to all ethernet interfaces. Message-ID: <895942.3127040484@d206.promo.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.990131055031.22411A-200000@current1.whistle.com>
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Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> wrote: > Here is a patch that adds a netgraph node capability to any ethernet > driver. > I added the "divert" option for fun (it > was 3 lines or so) but you probably don't want it in the final product as > it probably adds about 6 instructions to the path of normal IP packets > I've been wondering about the following node types.. > DPF (dynamic Packet Filter.. super high speed packet sorter) > ipfw clone > link-level packet filter > link-level bridging 802.1Q VLAN tagging, 802.3p ToS tagging, static trunking, 802.3? dynamic trunking, 802.1 STP participation for renundant links, etc. pp. Although one might want to make the "divert" mode optional (for performance reasons), there is plenty opportunity to do fancy stuff with ethernet. As we have just installed a BayStack 350, and as soon as I've upgraded our lab machine to 4.0-current, I could give trunking a try... Stefan -- Stefan Bethke Promo Datentechnik | Tel. +49-40-851744-18 + Systemberatung GmbH | Fax. +49-40-851744-44 Eduardstrasse 46-48 | e-mail: stefan@Promo.DE D-20257 Hamburg | http://www.Promo.DE/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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