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From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
To: "'netdev@oss.sgi.com'" <netdev@oss.sgi.com>
Subject: Interconnect virtual device?
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:15:30 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4222A8F2.6080004@candelatech.com> (raw)

Hello!

I am considering writing a kernel module to provide a very
simple virtual interface.  This interface would be attached
to another interface, and would not be directly associated with
hardware.  It can have IP addresses & routing tables, and in
almost every way appear to be a regular ethernet interface.

The idea is that when you tx on this virtual interface, it
will cause a packet to be received on another interface.  And,
when a packet is received on the interface, it will tx on the
other interface.

I believe I can use this to create some interesting effects with
routing and bridging on a limitted number of physical interfaces.

Comments?

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

             reply	other threads:[~2005-02-28  5:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-02-28  5:15 Ben Greear [this message]
2005-02-28 12:06 ` Interconnect virtual device? jamal
2005-02-28 17:24   ` Ben Greear
2005-03-02 21:55     ` jamal
2005-03-02 22:34       ` Ben Greear
2005-03-03  0:27         ` jamal
2005-03-02 22:55       ` Thomas Graf
2005-03-03  0:35         ` jamal
2005-03-14 22:53           ` Max Krasnyansky

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