Networking question

[Ben Carlson]

Bill,

  Networking certainly is a good topic and has been developing on and off 
for many years so I'm sure there is a great deal of depth to cover with 
comparing two operating systems (BSD and Linux).

To communicate via the net don't both BSD and Linux both have
to output a certain protocol, maybe redefining your scope to one OS and 
concentrating on the reasons why they chose certain avenues to get to the 
final result could be a possible topic of discussion that might give you a 
more defined goal.  Personally I would just be happy to understand how one 
of them implements the IP stack and protocols.

I would certainly focus on Linux, for the most part a great deal of it's 
implementation of things are simpler.  This not only makes for an Operating 
system you can understand, but one you can tweak and make better.

Good luck,

Ben Carlson



>From: bill_day at mcgraw-hill.com
>To: grand-rapids-pm-list at happyfunball.pm.org
>Subject: Networking question
>Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:54:30 -0500
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>This is not a Perl question, but I know there are opinionated net savvy 
>people
>on this list.
>
>I'm taking CS 654 (Computer Networking) at GVSU this semester. The class
>requires a survey paper. The potential topics that the professor has 
>suggested
>are really lame. I thought it might be fun to do something like "A 
>comparison of
>Linux vs. BSD IP implementations, a source code perspective". So I went and 
>took
>my first look at the Linux kernel source code (net directory). This looks 
>like
>it might be over my head (I'm more of a UNIX wannabe than a guru). On the 
>other
>hand this is the one time in my life when it may make sense to dive into 
>this
>code.
>
>My questions for the list are:  Is this a reasonable topic? Is my scope too
>large? Does anybody know of good resources other than just the source code? 
>If
>I'm out to lunch, does anybody have ideas for a cool topic for a paper for 
>a
>networking class?
>
>Whatever I end up doing, I'd be willing to present at a future meeting.
>
>Your input is appreciated.
>
>




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