Hi all, as I’m probably going to be implement the first PLC4X driver in a non-invasive way, I was thinking about the naming. Initially I talked about this mode as “Promiscuous Mode Driver” as it operates by using a network devices “promiscuous mode” where it reads all Ethernet traffic and not only the traffic targeted towards the device itself.
A driver of this type reads a request sent by a client to a server and the servers response to this request and hereby extracts which resource has which value. However “Promiscuous” is sort of a word with a quite negative perception (And some people have problems pronouncing it ;-) ) … so I started thinking: How about calling them “Observer-Mode Drivers”? I think an “Observer” is a more positive word. I was thinking about “Spy Mode” or “Stealth Mode”, but I think the “Observer Mode” is the best fit for what it does and how it works. What do you think? Chris
