> Let's say I wanted to transfer data through a WAN link from Linux to
> another Linux, but with, say, pure HDLC as the data link layer (instead of
> PPP, or Frame Relay, or X.25, or ...). Something like this:
>
> IP -> Hardware (which provides HDLC) -> Link -> Hardware -> IP
>
> Is it possible??
Yes
> Disadvantages??
Not a lot
> Comments??
Use the cisco hdlc encapsulation code in the 2.2/2.3.x drivers/net/syncppp.c
code. Thats basically the same stuff but with address checking and keepalives
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