there is already a network character device in the kernel, it's named
ethertap.
(/usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt)
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On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Gabor Lenart wrote:
> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 11:03:27 +0200
> From: Gabor Lenart <lgb@oxygene.terra.vein.hu>
> To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: ncd (network character device) ?
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there any patch or plan to implement network char. device like nbd for
> block devices ? It must forward data and ioctl()s through the network
> and even using of another machine's soundcard can be done without any
> software etc etc. What about this ?
>
> Thx : Gabor,
>
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