This is a README file for the FINS checkout.

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Introduction
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Flexible Internetwork Stack (FINS) Framework v0.9.0 is a platform made to move the traditional TCP/IP stack to the user-space and enable easier research and development of new protocols. More detail on FINS can be found at the wiki: http://finsframework.org/mediawiki/index.php/Documentation_-_FINS_v0.9.0.

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Dependencies
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The FINS Framework requires the following libraries:
	Pcap: libpcap
	Config: libconfig
	Pthread: libpthread
	Dl: libdl
	C: libc

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Build steps
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Provided in the root directory of FINS (FINS_ROOT) is a build system preconfigured for several platforms. The default platform is set to build on a x86 Linux system, which can be changed by editing the settings.finsmk file. Once configured, the build system simply requires the user to run the "make" or "make clean all" command.

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Run steps
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From FINS_ROOT directory:

1) insmod wedge/FINS_stack_wedge.ko

2) sudo capturer/capturer

3) sudo socketdaemon/socketdaemon

4) Run applications

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Shutdown steps
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From FINS_ROOT directory:

1) Close all applications

2) Close socketdaemon

3) Close capturer

4) rmmod -f FINS_stack_wedge