In message <000701bf65b3$6988af20$bafc2bcb@deimus.com.au> you write:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm toying with the idea of writing (hacking actually..) a psuedo network
> device driver that doesn't actually interface to nic hardware, but uses a
> custom packet transmision system. eg. I would have an eth-x interface
> connected to the psuedo-nic module on one machine, which is connected (by
> the custom comms system) to an eth-x interface on another machine (possibly
> the same one).
Look at ethertap (linux/drivers/net/ethertap.c).
Rusty.
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