Re: local link configuration daemon?

From: Oliver Neukum (oliver@neukum.name)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 17:51:50 EST


> It was originally done by Sebastian Kuzminsky. It basically uses the
> kernel's packet filter (BPF) and socket code, via Libnet and libpcap. You
> can get it from your friendly kernel.org mirror
> (http://www.XX.kernel.org/pub/software/network/zcip/, where XX is your
> country code).
>
> In the longer term, it might be appropriate to move some of it (the defend
> part of the claim-and-defend sequence) into kernel space. I don't think it
> makes sense to have it all in kernel space.

Definitely, however you've never convinced me how you do the arp related
part in user space at all. It seems to me that you cannot do that unless
you take all arp handling into user space.

        Regards
                Oliver

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