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PLIP problem solved
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (NIIBE Yutaka)
Sat Feb 11 07:07:55 1995
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 20:01:18 +0900
From: NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe@mri.co.jp>
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199502110604.PAA05867@agochikuwa.mri.co.jp>
NIIBE Yutaka writes:
> However, using default means that it send arp packets. Once, I thought
> that this arp is useless because PLIP is point-to-point, but I know
> that there is such a DOS application which cares about the HW address.
> Let me think a while...
Well, I updated the PLIP driver (I sent the message to Linus). Now,
its default flag is IFF_POINTOPOINT|IFF_NOARP and the behaviour is
"don't send ARP". However, when you change arp option by 'ifconfig
plip0 arp' or something like that, you can turn on the ARP. Is it OK,
John?
Besides, in order to speed up the driver, I removed the member "unit"
from structure plipconf. Now, it is compile time option instead of
run time option. This changes result about 10% speed up. In most
case, we don't need to change the value of "unit". I know one person
who need to change it to 2, but his cable is 40m long! I think this
is _very_ special case, and I believe that he don't mind if he have to
re-compile plip module. :-)
Thanks,
--
NIIBE Yutaka
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
