Index for Section 9

Alphabetical listing for E

Bottom of page

ether_input(9r)
NAME
  ether_input - Network: Processes a frame received from the network

SYNOPSIS
  void ether_input(
	  struct ifnet *ifp,
	  struct ether_header *ether_head_p,
	  struct mbuf *mbuf_p );

ARGUMENTS
  ifp Specifies a pointer to an ifnet data structure.  This structure
      contains such information as pointers to the network driver's
      associated interfaces. For example, the if_init, if_output, and
      if_ioctl members point to the network driver's init, output, and ioctl
      interfaces. The structure also contains generic interface statistics.

  ether_head_p
      Specifies a pointer to an ether_header data structure. This structure
      contains header information from the frame.

      For FDDI, ether_input() is passed a fddi_header structure, which is
      cast to a structure of type ether_header. For token ring, a trn_header
      structure is passed.

  mbuf_p
      Specifies a pointer to an mbuf data structure containing a received
      frame from the network.

DESCRIPTION
  The ether_input() routine processes a frame received from the network (can
  be Ethernet, token ring, or FDDI). The frame is in the mbuf chain without
  the ether_header structure, which is provided separately.

RETURN VALUES
  None

SEE ALSO
  Data Structures: ether_header(9s), mbuf(9s), ifnet(9s)

Index for Section 9

Alphabetical listing for E

Top of page