Frame Diverter

[Kevin Buettner]

I'm in the process of building 2.4.0-test10 and noticed the following...

Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL) (CONFIG_NET_DIVERT) [N/y/?] (NEW) ?

CONFIG_NET_DIVERT:

  The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the
  network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in 
  promisc. mode). Typically, a Linux box setup as an ethernet bridge
  with the Frames Diverter on, can do some *really* transparent www 
  caching using a Squid proxy for example.

  This is very usefull when you don't want to change your router's
  config (or if you simply don't have access to it).

  The other possible usages of diverting Ethernet Frames are numberous:
   - reroute smtp traffic to another interface
   - traffic-shape certain network streams
   - transparently proxy smtp connections
   - etc...

  For more informations, please refer to:
    http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/etherdivert
    http://perso.wanadoo.fr/magpie/EtherDivert.html