> > the only trick will be getting the simulated ethernet to > > grab the real ethernet during setup. i imagine that you'll > > need something like > > ether0=type=fake > > fake=real=#l1/ether1 i=10 iσ=20 o=5 oσ=0 > > in plan9.ini > > > > - erik > > > > Could one write a filesystem server that is a passthrough to the ethernet > device instead, adding latency? Or is this really going to need to be a new > device?
all the ethernet drivers are part of the same device, devether. you would need to write a new instance of the device, but there are just a few functions you need to implement. most will be passthrough to the real ethernet device. - erik
