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attachpfilter(9r)
NAME
  attachpfilter - Network: Initializes and attaches the packet filter

SYNOPSIS
  int attachpfilter(
	  struct ether_driver *ether_head_p );

ARGUMENTS
  ether_head_p
      Specifies a pointer to the ether_driver structure associated with this
      network device driver.

DESCRIPTION
  The attachpfilter interface initializes the part of the endevp structure
  concerned with the packet filter and informs the packet filter driver about
  this network driver. The endevp structure is associated with the EIOCDEVP
  (get device parameters) ioctl. Specifically, attachpfilter checks the
  if_type member of the ifnet structure pointer to determine how to
  initialize the endevp members concerned with the packet filter. You
  typically set the if_type member in the network driver's attach interface.

  For example, if if_type was set to IFT_ETHER, attachpfilter would
  initialize the appropriate members to Ethernet information. If if_type was
  set to IFT_FDDI, attachpfilter would initialize the appropriate members to
  FDDI information.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the attachpfilter interface returns the value 0
  (zero). If you do not specify a valid constant in the if_type member,
  attachpfilter displays a message on the console terminal indicating an
  unknown network interface type.

SEE ALSO
  Data Structures: ether_driver(9s)

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