[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] SUNOS 4.x NIT interface

art@SAGE.ACC.COM (08/03/89)

I'm trying to port a test program to SUNOS 4.0 on a SUN-3/60  using the
STREAMS NIT interface.  I'm also trying to bring up tcpdump and am
seeing similar problems.  I've installed the nit_if.o from LBL and
have applied the 4.0 patches for tcpdump.

I can successfully transmit raw packets out the Ethernet interface,
but when I attempt to read (I haven't tried using getmsg() yet), I
seem to get the same data over and over. If a real packet is received,
that seems to get passed up, then it reverts to repeating it's
default data.

This behavior seems to ring a bell about something I'd seen on this
list.

Please send any hints/ideas directly to me.
Thanks in advance.
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