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From: yang@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Very raw sockets
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Date: 19 Feb 88 21:45:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu!yang    Feb 19 15:45:00 1988


I was wondering if anyone out there knows if you can create a raw socket
that talks directly to the ethernet interface.  The project group I'm in
is trying to bypass the IP layer on a Sun-2, but we don't want to hack
the kernel (not to mention that our system administrator wouldn't be too
happy about that).  The manual says that with the proper privileges,
one can talk directly to the IP layer, but we haven't been able to get
any info on whether sockets allow you to go directly to the ethernet layer.

Thanks in advance for any help you folks can offer,
David Yang
yang@b.cs.uiuc.edu