Re: networking device question
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
13 Aug 1998 23:36:32 GMT
Followup to: <199808131812.NAA03913@eggz.houston.omnes.net>
By author: root <root@ohwig03.houston.omnes.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> I was just wondering why we don't have /dev/xxx devices for networking
> interfaces. i.e. /dev/eth0 or /dev/ppp0. especially, when we have interfaces
> for everything else (scsi, ide, tty, sound, fb, etc...). wouldn't it be
> possible to do things like user space networking (more easily) by starting
> your ethernetd daemon up on /dev/eth0? I apologize if it's a stupid question
> or a FAQ, but I've never heard it mentioned before.
>
Well, for networking we have the socket API instead, which doesn't
work that way. It could have done so, but didn't.
-hpa
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