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Chapter 1 Introduction to DLPI HP DLPI Features HP DLPI Features Hewlett-Packard's implementation of the Data Link Provider Interface, HP DLPI, conforms to the DLPI Version 2.0 Specification as a Style 2 provider. HP DLPI offers data link service users: • Clone (maximum 3992) and non-clone (maximum 100) access. • Support for Ethernet/IEEE802.3, FDDI, and Token Ring. • Support for connectionless and connection-mode services (connection-mode services are supported over FDDI). • Support for raw-mode services. For details on raw mode, see the DL_BIND_REQ, DL_HP_RAWDATA_REQ and DL_HP_RAWDATA_IND primitives. Raw mode is supported on Ethernet/802.3, FDDI, and Token Ring. • Style 2. • I_STR ioctl is supported for doing device-specific control/diagnostic requests. • For support of third-party devices, refer to the third-party user manuals. Fine-grained Privileges with Security Containment Release When Security Containment product version B.11.23.01 or later is installed, HP DLPI is aware of the individual privileges that are relevant for operations on networking links, namely: • PRIV_NETPROMISCUOUS The PRIV_NETPROMISCUOUS privilege lets you enable or disable promiscuous mode for DLPI. See "DL_PROMISCON_REQ" on page 85 and "DL_PROMISCOFF_REQ" on page 87 • PRIV_NETRAWACCESS The PRIV_NETRAWACCESS privilege lets you communicate in Raw mode. 17

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Introduction to DLPI
HP DLPI Features
Chapter 1
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HP DLPI Features
Hewlett-Packard’s implementation of the Data Link Provider Interface,
HP DLPI, conforms to the DLPI Version 2.0 Specification as a Style 2
provider. HP DLPI offers data link service users:
•
Clone (maximum 3992) and non-clone (maximum 100) access.
•
Support for Ethernet/IEEE802.3, FDDI, and Token Ring.
•
Support for connectionless and connection-mode services
(connection-mode services are supported over FDDI).
•
Support for raw-mode services. For details on raw mode, see the
DL_BIND_REQ, DL_HP_RAWDATA_REQ and
DL_HP_RAWDATA_IND primitives. Raw mode is supported on
Ethernet/802.3, FDDI, and Token Ring.
•
Style 2.
•
I_STR ioctl is supported for doing device-specific control/diagnostic
requests.
•
For support of third-party devices, refer to the third-party user
manuals.
Fine-grained Privileges with Security Containment
Release
When Security Containment product version B.11.23.01 or later is
installed, HP DLPI is aware of the individual privileges that are relevant
for operations on networking links, namely:
•
PRIV_NETPROMISCUOUS
The PRIV_NETPROMISCUOUS privilege lets you enable or disable
promiscuous mode for DLPI.
See “DL_PROMISCON_REQ” on page 85 and
“DL_PROMISCOFF_REQ” on page 87
•
PRIV_NETRAWACCESS
The PRIV_NETRAWACCESS privilege lets you communicate in Raw
mode.