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diff --git a/net/netbeui/README b/net/netbeui/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..02e270b5f --- /dev/null +++ b/net/netbeui/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ + +NetBEUI is a rather weird protocol. There are about three different set +of connection and name spaces here. + +Firstly we have an array of 802.2 LLC links acting as reliable inter node +links for the nodes we are talking to do. We create and tear these down as +needed. In effect it goes around pretending ethernet is a set of bits of +wire and running pseudo X.25 over it. The LLC code is elsewhere (net/802). + +Secondly we have the netbios name space. When we sit on multiple networks +we have fun. Netbios isnt routable, so we have to arse around looking on +all our devices for names. + +Thirdly we have logical netbeui sessions on top of the whole heap. + + *Don't blame us* + +We didn't design the protocol. + |