Introduction to DLPI
HP DLPI Features
•Connection Management STREAMS; DL_SUBS_BIND_REQ and DL_SUBS_UNBIND_REQ over
•Acknowledged
Device File Format
The following is a description of the device file formats required for accessing the STREAMS DLPI LAN driver.
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Header Files
There are two DLPI header files: dlpi.h and dlpi_ext.h. Both are in /usr/include/sys. dlpi.h contains definitions for the standard DLPI primitives. dlpi_ext.h contains definitions for the HP extended DLPI primitives.
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