Subject: Re: new driver in -current for BayStack 650 802.11 cards.
To: Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@orchard.arlington.ma.us>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/05/1999 12:16:10
(dropped cc: to current-users and port-i386)
>> Thank you very much! I'll be visiting IETF so I love to use this
>> driver!
>> To use IPv6 on top of this card, I think:
>> - the following patch (for using mbuf cluster), and
>> - some code to handle SIO[CD]ADDMULTI (multicast is mandatory on IPv6)
>> are necessary . I don't have the card myself at this moment
>> so I couldn't test it. I'll be able to hack and test it during IETF.
>Thanks for the patch. If time permits, I'll attempt to get V6 working
>before I leave for DC (i've got my own little v6 network at home).
>Programming the multicast filter looks fairly straightforward, thought
>may not be strictly necessary since the device is currently set up in
>receive-all-multicasts mode by default ...
I mean, at least SIOC{ADD,DEL}MULTI shouldn't return error.
itojun