Krepta -- ...and then Aaron Ingebrigtsen said... % % I started pondering recently over distributed networking, which is
Good for you :-) ... % would be possible to connect a bunch of computers toghether with Ethernet % without useing any central servers. He said that it could be done, but I Yeah; that's a basic peer-to-peer network. It's all the rage today. ... % is recieving ALL data traffic to and from computers in that room, or % workgroup, or whatever, then that seems like an awful waste of energy and Maybe... That's what a NIC does, of course; that's its job. As you pointed out, the OS doesn't see that traffic; in fact, unless the OS specifically tells the NIC to (which is called "promiscuous mode"), it doesn't send up that data even when the drivers *are* loaded. % time and stuff. Couldn't we have routers that directly connect two % computers together for direct communication, instead of this broadcasting? You need to - learn the differences between hubs, switches, brouters, and routers - learn about the seven-layer networking model - learn about the functions and differences of IP (or other networking protocols) addresses and MACs, which are hardware physical addresses - learn about packet header structure and addressing to get a better grasp of the big picture. Your ideas aren't bad ones, but you need some more background. % Anyway, I am very excited about all the things I am learning here at High % Tech Institute and I can't wait to get into Linux/Unix. :) Good again :-) HAND & have fun! :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) davidtg at justpickone.org * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) davidtgwork at justpickone.org http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/chat/attachments/20020420/4e20926f/attachment.pgp>
