[Bridge] Access the bridge through the userspace (Rx/Tx)
Malcolm Scott
Malcolm.Scott at cl.cam.ac.uk
Mon Apr 28 12:57:56 PDT 2008
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008, Faruk Keskin wrote:
> I'm trying to implement Layer 2 packet processing, where I need to
> transfer packets arriving at the Linux Bridge to a dedicated userspace
> application. So my very basic question would be whether you could
> recommend a strategy to achieve this.
>
> Can I use TUN/TAP or do I need to implement specific code around a socket?
You could alternatively use libpcap, if I understand your requirements
properly.
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Malcolm Scott
Research Assistant
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
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