At 08:37 PM 10/30/99 , Bill Sommerfeld wrote:
> > Yes!  Having the caller adjust the mbuf defeats the entire purpose
> > of the changes I made earlier that cause the hardware drivers to not
> > adjust the mbuf :-)
>
>This is for PPPoE support, right?   (you need access to the mac level
>src/destination addresses there, right?)

No it isn't.  It's for 802.1 bridging.  you need to preserve the entire
packet (including crc -- if possible) if you are forwarding across unlike
media.
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