SVR5 and SCO OpenServer 5

MAC_INFO_REQ(D7mdi)

MAC_INFO_REQ -- Requests the MDI driver to return information about the driver itself and the network media

Synopsis

   #include <sys/stream.h>
   #include <sys/mdi.h>
   
   typedef struct mac_info_req {
   	ulong	mac_primitive;
   } mac_info_req_t;

Description

The MAC_INFO_REQ message consists of one M_PCPROTO(D7str) message block. It requests the MDI driver to return information about the driver itself and the network media. The information is returned in a MAC_INFO_ACK(D7mdi) message.

Parameters

mac_primitive: conveys the MAC_INFO_REQ

State

The message is valid at any time.

Response

MAC_INFO_ACK: The bind request is successful.
MAC_ERROR_ACK: The bind request is unsuccessful.

Reasons for Failure

MAC_INITFAILED: The adapter hardware has failed since the MDI device was opened.

Hardware applicability

All

Version applicability

mdi: 1, 2, 2.1

References

Section MDI manual pages on OpenServer 6, Section 7mdi manual pages on UnixWare 7.1.4