> I'm working on a wireless network experiment. The hub is running
> linux. I want to route packets from the ethernet via a proprietary
> PCI card.
>
> I'm looking for ideas on the software architecture.
>
> I'm assuming that most of the protocol is running in user mode (tell
> me if that's a bad assumption). The data rates are not very high -
> only up to 100's of kbit/s. One approach I think is to route to a new
> network interface. A kernel driver is then needed to pass data to the
> usermode program. The usermode program will pass data to the PCI card
> via another driver.
>
> Do any other approaches come to mind? Any examples? Can I route the
> data directly to my usermode program from the ethernet?
>
You simply make a device driver like all the other ethernet cards...
/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/.....(chose one)...
Instead of talking to a ne3210, it talks to your hardware on your
board.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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