[crossbow-discuss] Re: What protocolls?

[Sunay Tripathi]

> But if I have a signaling card that doesn't support Tx/Rx rings, it can be 
> "emulated" with another abstraction layer (pseudo hardware layer) if I 
> understood correct? This would make a card that has no support what so ever, 
> and expects to have one address (IP/PC), to function properly with 
> virtualization?

You are correct. Once the emulation layer code comes in, even your
typical DLPI driver will be able to function properly.

Thanks,
Sunay

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>
> Thanks for your answers.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Nergal


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Sunay Tripathi
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Solaris Core Networking Technologies 
Sun MicroSystems Inc.

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