HP Webcam 5991-7955 User Manual

HP Integrity Computer SystemsHP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3 Network DriverMigration GuideHP Part Number: 5991-7955Published: E0207

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Email & Internet ResourcesInterface program and developer resource materials are available at the following locations:• Interface Program E-mail a

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1 OverviewThe HP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3 Network Driver Migration Guide provides 3rd party developers aresource to understand the HP-UX network stack arch

Figure 1-1 HP-DLPI LAN Driver ArchitecturePCI BusHP-DLPI to Driver InterfaceDLPI 2.0 APIwithHP Extensionsvia STREAMSInterfacesEthernetCardHP-DLPI

• Inform HP-DLPI each time the MAC address changes. This is required for LAN commandsto display the current MAC address.• Support specific ioctls, sta

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2 Native STREAMS DLPI LAN Driver MigrationThe dl_hp_create_info_t data structure that is used during registration of the driver withHP-DLPI has been e

were introduced in HP-UX 11.00, the semantics of the ioctls has not changed. However, theinformation provided to the DLS user has changed. The interfa

3 Non-Native HP-DLPI LAN Driver MigrationA non-native Networking driver relies on the HP-DLPI layer to interface with the transport layer.A driver has

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sample driver under the misc/ncweb directory in the ENET driver sources. HP recommendsthat you use this shared library as a starting point instead of

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List of Figures1-1 HP-DLPI LAN Driver Architecture...141-2

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About This DocumentThis manual lists and describes the changes between HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3 that affect a networkdriver migration. It also provides