From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:04:36 -0800 > If an normal application has to use something like raw packet > filtering, it seems there is a missing API. I'm loosely following this discussion, but Ben mentions DHCP and I remember learning the other month that DHCP uses AF_PACKET and filtering instead of IP RAW sockets because it needs to get the MAC address and RAW sockets don't provide that. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
