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BPF support for writing raw IEEE 802.11 frames
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2006-08-01 18:54:26
In article <rmiodv471h2.fsffnord.ir.bbn.com>,
Greg Troxel  <gdtir.bbn.com> wrote:
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>
>
>  [802.11 frame writing via bpf]
>
>The plan is to merge this work into NetBSD once it
works.  We'll also
>be contributing back changes to make tap(4) be able to
do
>point-to-point (e.g. like tun(4)) or 802_11_RADIO, but
defaulting to
>the current behavior.  The code will of course be posted
for review
>before committing.
>
>The remote interface code will also be available, as a
separate
>program with a pkgsrc entry.
>
>My own take on the options is that flags for what encap
has been done
>feels kludgy, and that having an explicit raw queue is
cleaner.

I also feel that an explicit raw queue is cleaner.

christos

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