Subject: Re: ioctl(BIOC[GS]HDRCMPLT) on bpf
To: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@netbsd.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/01/1999 16:42:09
itojun@iijlab.net writes:
> > > I'm just curious, which application uses BIOC[GS]HDRCMPLT?
> > > (allows you to inject layer 2 header on bpf writes)
> > > Or is it mainly for experiments? It looks it was added between
> > > 1.39 to 1.40.
> >It's for implementing protocols in userspace which require "spoofing"
> >the MAC source address... e.g. some Cisco bridge-bridge communication
> >protocols, Apollo Netman, etc.
>
> Yup, I understand what is it for, I was curious about any program
> using this. Thanks anyway.
at the very least, there is a Netman daemon out there.
cgd
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