Martin Husemann (martin@laurin.teuto.de) wrote:
: Would it make sense to add automatic ethernet frame type recognition?
: 
: It's trivial on input and not realy complicated on output. For output
: you need to store a flage describing the frame type somewhere, e.g.
: the arpcom part of the interface softc structure where it could be
: auto-enabled or controled via a new ifconfig option.

Sounds like the IP header standard switch I built into the ARCnet code
(IFF_LINK0 flag) --- I *am thinking* about defining IFF_LINK1 to
autodetect the IP packet types coming in and setting link0 accordingly.

For a reference, read RFC 1201 and 1051.

	Ignatios Souvatzis