On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 08:45:46AM -0500, Eric Barnes wrote:
> Is it possible to access an Ethernet port in Debian WITHOUT it being
> configured?
No, you have to set it to an UP state. You don't need to configure any
addresses for it.
> I would like a device that has two ports with no IPs and acts as a SWITCH,
> but with logic to examine and act on packets as they come through.
This is called a bridge. See /usr/share/doc/bridge-utils/*.
> >From the research I've done, this is not possible without developing custom
> device driver and/or possibly changing part of kernel.
As researcher you should know that network stacks are usually layered
and the lower layer works without the upper layer.
Bastian
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