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2@c  COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1999.
3@c  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
4@c  All rights reserved.
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6@c  $Id$
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9@ifinfo
10@node Preface, Network Task Structure and Data Flow, Top, Top
11@end ifinfo
12@unnumbered Preface
13
14This document describes the RTEMS specific parts of the FreeBSD TCP/IP
15stack.  Much of this documentation was written by Eric Norum
16(@email{eric@@skatter.usask.ca})
17of the Saskatchewan Accelerator Laboratory
18who also ported the FreeBSD TCP/IP stack to RTEMS.
19
20The following is a list of resources which should be useful in trying
21to understand Ethernet:
22
23@itemize @bullet
24
25@item @cite{Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site}
26
27"This site provides extensive information about Ethernet
28(IEEE 802.3) local area network (LAN) technology. Including
29the original 10 Megabit per second (Mbps) system, the 100 Mbps
30Fast Ethernet system (802.3u), and the Gigabit Ethernet system (802.3z)."
31The URL is:
32@ifset use-html
33(@uref{http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/index.html,http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/index.html})
34@end ifset
35@ifclear use-html
36(http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/index.html)
37@end ifclear
38
39@item @cite{TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 : The Protocols} by
40by W. Richard Stevens (ISBN: 0201633469)
41
42This book provides detailed introduction to TCP/IP and includes diagnostic
43programs which are publicly available.
44
45@item @cite{TCP/IP Illustrated : The Implementation} by W. Richard
46Stevens and Gary Wright (ISBN: 020163354X)
47
48This book focuses on implementation issues regarding TCP/IP.  The
49treat for RTEMS users is that the implementation covered is the BSD
50stack.
51
52@end itemize
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