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Subject: Re: [9fans] USB wireless devices
From: Sape Mullender <sape@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:22:59 -0400
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> Has any one attempted to get a device like this working with Plan 9 ?

Not as far as I know.

Our USB drivers run in user space, so, in order to get a user-space
ethernet device to work, you'd need a mechanism to deliver
packets to/rfo ertheriq and etheroq.  Such a mechanism isn't there
and adding one isn't trivial if you expect the user-space ether device
ever to be killed or to crash.

	Sape