[openbeosnetteam] Fw: OpenBeOS - Networking
- From: "Emmanuel Jacobs" <emmanuel.jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 11:42:26 +0200
FYI.
This is the answer I received from Axel, the coder of a SIS900 network
adapter driver (http://www.bebits.com/app/2440).
Funny, he told me he is a member of "Dr. Zoidberg Enterprises" too ;-p
Emmanuel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Emmanuel Jacobs" <emmanuel.jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: OpenBeOS - Networking
> Hello Emmanuel,
>
> "Emmanuel Jacobs" <emmanuel.jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >I contact you because we need help with the rewrite of the Networking
Stuff
> >inside the OpenBeOS project.
>
> As you may know, I am part of "Dr. Zoidberg Enterprises" - the next
project
> in our list was a net_server replacement.
> Perhaps we can join our efforts, but you should check with our other
> members - we were recently mentioned on your website :-)
>
> I think Nathan and Peter have already planned some stages of it, so it
would
> really makes sense to work together.
>
> >I saw on BeBits you had contacts with Hank from Be and that he provided
> you
> >with information about how to code your network driver.
>
> Well, the driver was already working (under BONE, at least) - but he gave
me
> the right idea of the problem I had with the net_server - as it turned
out, it
> was a general problem with my driver, because I assumed, that I will get
an
> IRQ for every frame received - but sometimes they got bundled, and the
> driver didn't see it.
> I don't know (neither did Hank) why the driver worked using BONE, but who
> cares? :-)
>
> >I wonder if you could help me and the OpenBeOS team on that topic ? Can I
> >ask you questions ? Could you provide me with information about how to
> code
> >network drivers ? Can I acces the source code of your driver ?
>
> I can send you the code of my driver, and I can answer questions - but
it's not
> that hard after all.
>
> read() reads a packet from the card
> write() sends a packet to the card
> ioctrl() controls some settings - the opcodes are defined in some private
> headers - there is a Ethernet driver shell on ftp.be.com which includes
all you
> need.
>
> Adios...
> Axel.
>
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