Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:00:32 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Frametypes (was: Re: Netware client for FreeBSD) Message-ID: <XFMail.981116120032.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <199811161031.MAA14186@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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On 16-Nov-98 John Hay wrote: >> >> which fraemetypes do we support for IPX traffic? If we only support Eth_II >> at >> this point then we need to integrate 802.2/3 too. >> >> But I can remember a previous post about these frametypes. Anyone care to >> refresh my mind? > > Well at the moment FreeBSD only supports Ethernet_II. I do have patches > for 802.3 support, but that is using a single sysctl to switch between > E_II and 802.3 for the whole machine (all its interfaces). Support for > the different frames isn't too difficult. It is the mechanism to make > different interfaces use different frames in a nice way that I'm stuck > with. Ie. have ed0 use 802.3 and ed1 use E_II and ed3 use 802.2 or > even run two or more frames on the same interface. Care to provide me with the patches? =) Well there has to be a nice idea how to solve it. Most likely as an extension to rc.conf to the interfaces. --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl | Cum angelis et pueris, Junior Network/Security Specialist | fideles inveniamur *BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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