RE: Implementation of Data Link Layer protocols

["Sarcar, Shourya (MED)" <Shourya.Sarcar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

it is not always true that dll stuff is written in C even in real OSes.
usually dll is firmware, ie embedded software on the network interface
cards.

you can use simulators as suggested.
or you can write your own simulator for the HL and provide C/C++ bindings to
the HL and then build your DLL on that

Regards
Shourya

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#-----Original Message-----
#From: Gaurav Priyolkar [mailto:pgaurav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
#Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 8:47 PM
#To: linux-india-programmers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
#Subject: [LIP] Implementation of Data Link Layer protocols
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#
#Hi all,
#
#As a part of my Computer Networks course in college I have to 
#implement some
#Data Link Layer protocols.
#AFAICT, for communication between two machines, sockets cannot 
#be used in
#this case as use of TCP or UDP sockets would mean the use of a 
#Transport or
#Network Layer service respectively which is not allowed as 
#only services
#offered by lower layers may be used. So this brings me to my 
#problem : how
#to read/write data directly from/to the Physical Layer in C ? If I have
#understood properly, this is what a Data Link Layer protocol 
#is supposed to
#do.
#Any help and pointers would be gratefully accepted.
#
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