> The PPPoA and PPPoE layers aren't really nescessary.
> For PPPoA, just take PPP packet without HDLC and feed them to the AAL5
layer.
Okay, good, as I first want a PPPoA version! In France, PPPoA is always used
in conjonction with this modem. I don't even know it also possible to feed
him with PPPoE...
> For PPPoE, I would just implement a fake ethernet driver that feeds it's
ethernet packets into the
> AAL5 engine.
Yes, this technic is already used by the PPPoE BeOS driver.
> That is one of the main reasons I implemented the speedtouch.c module in
the kernel and not in
> userspace like benoit. It is much more flexible. by implementing this as
a ATM card, I let all
> protocol choices to the user. You can even use SVC's over the speedtouch
kernel module!
Okay, but there no ATM device notion in BeOS, only ethernet device and
ethernet protocols drivers (TCP/IP, PPP, PPPoE so far).
>
>> On BeOS, there's a existing PPP stack, so I'll be able to get from her /
>> send to her *plain* PPP frames.
>
> Read the PPPoA rfc. You will have to tweak the stack so you can it to
refuse a number of options
> which are not allowed in PPPoA.
I do (read the PPPoA rfc), but I lack AAL5 knowledge. I don't see where a
*tweak* is needed?
Which PPP *options* are not allowed by PPPoA? The VCMUX PPP/LLC/B-LLI
support kind?
The "Out-Of-Band Control Plane Signaling (oh god!)" section 7 of RFC 2364?
Okay, I need to re-read all these RFCs... again and again. ;-)
On a side note, Johan, do you think Alcatel can give some help in such a
BeOS STUSB driver project? Are they open to alternative 3rd party driver
development?
Philippe..
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