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C or Assembly? what OS? Are you talking about writing to the TCP/IP network layer or rewriting it at like an ethernet firmware layer?

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Good question! I'm assuming the OS would be a stripped down version of Debian or maybe a server-based, CL-only version of another Linux distro like Ubuntu.

Although you can tell I'm fumbling here, I think the question I'm asking related more to the TCP/IP network layer. How can I construct a simple HTTP request at that level while adding the least overhead via the language/tools I'm using?

What would rewriting the ethernet firmware look like?

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