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>If the USB peripheral involves running the eCos TCP/IP stack and that
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>If the USB peripheral involves running the eCos TCP/IP stack and that
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stack needs to use USB-ethernet as a transport layer (or as one of the
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stack needs to use USB-ethernet as a transport layer (or as one of the
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transports), then the USB-ethernet package can provide a suitable
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transports), then the USB-ethernet package can provide a suitable
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network device driver. It is still necessary for higher-level code to
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after that it will be the TCP/IP stack rather than application code
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after that it will be the TCP/IP stack rather than application code
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that transmits or receives ethernet frames.</P
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that transmits or receives ethernet frames.</P
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>Not all peripherals involving the USB-ethernet package will require a
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TCP/IP stack. Hence the provision of the network device is controlled
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TCP/IP stack. Hence the provision of the network device is controlled
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network device. <TT
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determines whether or not the package will maintain statistics, mainly
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determines whether or not the package will maintain statistics, mainly
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intended for SNMP: by default this will be enabled if the SNMP support
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intended for SNMP: by default this will be enabled if the SNMP support
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depending on whether or not there is another network device driver
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depending on whether or not there is another network device driver
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>Usually eCos network device drivers default to using DHCP for
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>Usually eCos network device drivers default to using DHCP for
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obtaining necessary information such as IP addresses. This is not
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obtaining necessary information such as IP addresses. This is not
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appropriate for USB-ethernet devices. On the host-side the
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appropriate for USB-ethernet devices. On the host-side the
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USB-ethernet network device will not exist until the USB peripheral
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USB-ethernet network device will not exist until the USB peripheral
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has been plugged in and communication has been established. Therefore
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has been plugged in and communication has been established. Therefore
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any DHCP daemon on the host would not be listening on that network
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any DHCP daemon on the host would not be listening on that network
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device at the point that eCos requests its IP and other information. A
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device at the point that eCos requests its IP and other information. A
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related issue is that the use of DHCP would imply the presence of a
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related issue is that the use of DHCP would imply the presence of a
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DHCP daemon on every affected host machine, as opposed to a single
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DHCP daemon on every affected host machine, as opposed to a single
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daemon (plus backups) for the network as a whole. For these reasons
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daemon (plus backups) for the network as a whole. For these reasons
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the USB-ethernet package precludes the use of DHCP as a way of setting
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the USB-ethernet package precludes the use of DHCP as a way of setting
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the IP address, instead requiring alternatives such as manual
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the IP address, instead requiring alternatives such as manual
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