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