dlpid(ADM)
dlpid --
DLPI daemon
Syntax
`llipathmap`/bin/dlpid
Description
The dlpid daemon is called from the
nd(ADM)
network driver start/stop script.
It links or unlinks each
MDI (MAC Driver Interface)
driver to the common
DLPI (Data Link Provider Interface)
module using I_PLINK STREAMS
ioctls.
The DLPI module provides common media-independent
services:
-
MAC (Media Access Control) frame multiplexing and
de-multiplexing
-
LLC Class 1, a common low-level networking protocol
that is used by IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, and OSI. It
is required by SNAP.
-
SNAP (Sub Network Access Protocol), a low-level
networking protocol that enables Ethernet-oriented stacks (such
as TCP/IP) to run on non-Ethernet networks
-
source routing, a low-level networking protocol used by ring
topology networks (such as Token Ring and FDDI) to
enable frames to traverse multiple connected rings
The MDI drivers are specific to network adapter types;
they simply pass STREAMS message blocks between the
DLPI module and the adapter, queuing frames before
transmission if the hardware is busy.
The dlpid daemon is started in the background by
/etc/nd start and remains active while the system is
in multiuser mode. dlpid opens the DLPI
and MDI device files, and keeps them linked and ready
for protocol stack use.
See also
llipathmap(ADM),
nd(ADM),
streamio(M)
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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003