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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/x25.txt b/Documentation/networking/x25.txt deleted file mode 100644 index c91c6d7159ff..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/x25.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Linux X.25 Project - -As my third year dissertation at University I have taken it upon myself to -write an X.25 implementation for Linux. My aim is to provide a complete X.25 -Packet Layer and a LAPB module to allow for "normal" X.25 to be run using -Linux. There are two sorts of X.25 cards available, intelligent ones that -implement LAPB on the card itself, and unintelligent ones that simply do -framing, bit-stuffing and checksumming. These both need to be handled by the -system. - -I therefore decided to write the implementation such that as far as the -Packet Layer is concerned, the link layer was being performed by a lower -layer of the Linux kernel and therefore it did not concern itself with -implementation of LAPB. Therefore the LAPB modules would be called by -unintelligent X.25 card drivers and not by intelligent ones, this would -provide a uniform device driver interface, and simplify configuration. - -To confuse matters a little, an 802.2 LLC implementation for Linux is being -written which will allow X.25 to be run over an Ethernet (or Token Ring) and -conform with the JNT "Pink Book", this will have a different interface to -the Packet Layer but there will be no confusion since the class of device -being served by the LLC will be completely separate from LAPB. The LLC -implementation is being done as part of another protocol project (SNA) and -by a different author. - -Just when you thought that it could not become more confusing, another -option appeared, XOT. This allows X.25 Packet Layer frames to operate over -the Internet using TCP/IP as a reliable link layer. RFC1613 specifies the -format and behaviour of the protocol. If time permits this option will also -be actively considered. - -A linux-x25 mailing list has been created at vger.kernel.org to support the -development and use of Linux X.25. It is early days yet, but interested -parties are welcome to subscribe to it. Just send a message to -majordomo@vger.kernel.org with the following in the message body: - -subscribe linux-x25 -end - -The contents of the Subject line are ignored. - -Jonathan - -g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk |