From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:17:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:17:42 -0400 Received: from cisco7500-mainGW.gts.cz ([194.213.32.131]:23300 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:17:32 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 14:26:02 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Karel Kulhavy Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Ethernet driver tweak for error correction codes Message-ID: <20010402142601.A34@(none)> In-Reply-To: <20010328232059.A1570@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010328232059.A1570@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>; from clock@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz on Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 11:20:59PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > Is it possible to use up the src, dest MAC addresses (12B) and the CRC field (4B?) > on a point-to-point full duplex Ethernet link for my own data? That does not seem like too clean solution. > I would like to implement an error correction on this, because I'm gonna build > a freespace laser link which would run just this way. And i want to use it on > foggy days too when there will be a lot of bits fallen out. > > Is it possible to do it in the kernel somehow cleanly? How should I try to do it? Do it userspace: hook slip on tty/pty pair. See scarabd for details. -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.