On Thu 2001-06-28 (22:27), Frank Neuber wrote: > Hi list, > I write a kernel module that control all network interfaces via > an hardware plug on the parallel port. If the plug is connected to > the parallel port then (after a few seconds) the network interface > should stop. If th plug is disconnected then the network interface should > comes up with the same configuration. In other words, it should be the > same behaviour to the network as an diconnected cable on the NIC while > the plug is connected. > > What is the right layer/function to realize this? Sounds similar to pcmcia cardmanager... Perhaps you'd have a low-level "big brother" module watching the port and triggering [un]loading of other modules. How do you realize that the plug has been connected? It should be independent > from the hardware. Should I block the transmit and receive functions > in the networking layer? Or is there a simple way to do this. remove the outgoing route(s) only ? S -- Steffen Grunewald | GFZ | PB 2.2 | Telegrafenberg E3 | D-14473 Potsdam » email: steffen(at)gfz-potsdam.de | fax/fon: +49-331-288-1266/-1245 « Software is like sex - it's better when it's free. --- Linus Torvalds - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
