that depends... where is your code running, and what stage of the packet handling ? each of the header pointers gets set at different stages of packet handling, so the pointers you are using to access the MAC header might not have been initialized yet. Hilik -----Original Message----- From: owner-kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org [mailto:owner-kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org]On Behalf Of Tropick Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 12:21 AM To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org Subject: skbuff hardware address Ive been trying to get the hardware address from the sk_buff throughs skb->nh.arph->ar_sha, or kb->mac.ethernet->h_source. with the second one the code compiles, but i get an empty string. It would be really appreciated if someone could help me find my error in using these, or point me to a better way of getting the address. Thanks - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
