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- Lines: 36
- Date:
Tue Apr 28 14:22:04 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.98/linux/Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt
- Orig date:
Sat Nov 29 10:33:18 1997
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.98/linux/Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt linux/Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
Ethertap provides packet reception and transmission for user
space programs. It can be viewed as a simple ethernet device,
-which instead of recieving packets from a network wire, it recieves
+which instead of receiving packets from a network wire, it receives
them from user space.
-Ethertap can be used for anything from Appletalk to IPX to even
+Ethertap can be used for anything from AppleTalk to IPX to even
building bridging tunnels. It also has many other general purpose
uses.
-Ethertap also can do ARP for you. Although this is not enabled per
+Ethertap also can do ARP for you, although this is not enabled by
default.
SetUp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
If you want your Ethertap device to ARP for you would ifconfig
the interface like this: ifconfig tap* 192.168.1.1 arp
-Remember that the you need to have a corresponding /dev/tap* file
+Remember that you need to have a corresponding /dev/tap* file
for each tap* device you need to ifconfig.
Now Ethertap should be ready to use.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
C code for a Simple program using an EtherTap device
====================================================
-This code is just excepts from a real program, so some parts are missing
+This code is just excerpts from a real program, so some parts are missing
but the important stuff is below.
void main (void)
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