Re: Mac address

[Padmaparna Haldar <haldar@ISI.EDU>]

On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Jani Lakkakorpi wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have tried to implement a simple "cellular" scenario of a base station
> and two mobile hosts. I used "ordinary" ns nodes instead of mobile nodes
> since I don't want the mobile hosts routing packets to each other.
> I attached mobilenode-like protocol stacks (LL, IFQ, MAC, PHY) to my nodes
> and attached them to a common channel:
> 
>  MH
>    \
>     BS	
>    /
>  MH   
> 
> My problem is that I don't know how to set the mac destination address.
> I can use broadcast by typing "$ll_ set macDA_ -1", but what about unicast
> packets? Do I need to implement an arptable? All suggestions are welcome.

arptable is already implemented as part of the mobilenode. so I think 
the simplest solution would be to attach that to the LL in yr "simple
node".
--Padma.

> Thanks in advance!
> 
> -Jani
> 

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Padmaparna Haldar