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diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings/TODO b/noncore/settings/networksettings/TODO index 020339f..862d681 100644 --- a/noncore/settings/networksettings/TODO +++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings/TODO @@ -9,6 +9,64 @@ Possible other modules to write: ppp, ipsec, bluetooth, ipchains PPP module needs to scan pppd.tdb to see what is currently active WLAN - add possiblity to input text or hex without knowing "s:" Interface setupimp needs to use kernel calls. + +Automaticly update the main list of interfaces: +> That would be me. :-D netlink, can you point me in the right +> direction where I can get more info on it? (I figured there was some +> kenel call) + +You can look up the meaning of the packets you receive, or you can just go +poll for changes you might be interested in each time you receive _any_ +packet. Anything's better than periodic polling. + +Note that you can't do this as non-root on some kernels. There's a patch +which can go into the hh.org kernel if it's not already there. +cf. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103520821605353&w=2 + + +#include <asm/types.h> +#include <sys/socket.h> +#include <linux/netlink.h> +#include <linux/rtnetlink.h> + +int main(int argc, char **argv) +{ + int fd; + unsigned char buf[4096]; + int ret; + int i, j; + struct sockaddr_nl snl; + + fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_DGRAM, NETLINK_ROUTE); + if (fd < 0) { + perror("socket"); + exit(1); + } + + snl.nl_family = AF_NETLINK; + snl.nl_pad = 0; + snl.nl_pid = getpid(); + snl.nl_groups = RTM_NEWLINK|RTM_DELLINK; + + if (bind(fd, &snl, sizeof(snl)) < 0) { + perror("bind"); + exit(1); + } + while (1) { + ret = recv(fd, buf, 4096, 0); + if (ret < 0) { + perror("recv"); + exit(1); + } + for (i=0; i<ret; i++) { + printf("%02x ", buf[i]); + } + printf("\n"); + } + +} +-- + |