[PATCH] ibmtr.c, kernel 2.2.7

Paul Norton (pnorton@ccnusa.com)
Mon, 3 May 1999 17:58:18 +0200 (DST)

Roger Bowler writes:
> I made a small patch to ibmtr.c (2.2.7) to stop it from throwing away
> non-TCP/IP frames
> (i.e. sap != 0xAA). I have tested it using SNA 802.2 (sap=0x04), but it
> would be nice if
> anyone with an IBM Token-Ring adapter could test it to check that it doesn't
> have any
> adverse effects on TCP/IP (or anything else).

The ibmtr driver will already accept 802.2 and 802.2/SNAP frames.
Otherwise nobody would be using IPX over token-ring.

> BTW, in case anyone is interested in SNA, I modified parts of Tim Alpaerts
> 802.2 LLC
> code (net/802/*llc* and include/net/llc*) as part of a 3270 project I am
> working on.
> The 802/LLC code in the 2.2 kernel has some vital bits missing -- the
> changes needed
> to make it work can be found at http://www.hgsys.demon.co.uk/linux.htm#llc

http://www.linux-sna.org

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