Re: Implementing IP_SENDIF (like SO_BINDTODEVICE)

From: Julian Elischer (julian_at_elischer.org)
Date: 10/28/04

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To: "George V. Neville-Neil" <gnn@neville-neil.com>

    George V. Neville-Neil wrote:

    >At Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:52:33 -0700,
    >Bruce M Simpson wrote:
    >
    >
    >>On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 12:28:22PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>>It annoys me that we have to resort to BPF to send IP datagrams on
    >>>>unnumbered interfaces. Here is a half baked idea. Please look and
    >>>>tell me what you think.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>I've sent lots of datagrams on un-numberred interfaces using netgraph..
    >>>
    >>>
    >>I should qualify my post a bit more: I began thinking along these lines
    >>with the intention of enabling ISC dhcp (and dhclient) to be compiled
    >>without using bpf support. I don't have the time or interest to port ISC
    >>dhcp to use netgraph, but I'd be interested to see the results if that
    >>happened.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Just one quick question. Does the use of this option require root
    >privilege? I think it should :-)
    >

    netgraph requires root privs to set up a graph..

    >
    >Later,
    >George
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