Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 10:00:07 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: gram@oms.co.za (Gram) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BPF and point-to-point links Message-ID: <199607081500.KAA22786@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <199607081217.OAA00431@gram.oms.co.za> from "Gram" at Jul 8, 96 02:17:06 pm
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> Hi folks > > I am trying to use BPF to write packets directly out to a network > interface. I hacked the kernel to allow me to do this with PPP (both > user and kernel PPP). As a quick clarification, is there some reason that you cannot use the tun device to set up a separate interface for your program? In other words, I do not understand why you are trying to do this in what appears to be a more "difficult" manner, when the system provides facilities for this sort of stuff... ... JG
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