netdev
[Top] [All Lists]

v6test patch [RE: Creating L2 frames / IPV6 packets from scratch]

To: "'netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: v6test patch [RE: Creating L2 frames / IPV6 packets from scratch]
From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 19:54:08 +0300 (EEST)
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0105191304340.6650-100000@netcore.fi>
Sender: owner-netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 19 May 2001, Pekka Savola wrote:
> > > Is there an easy facility for creating, and sending, L2 frames / IPv6
> > > packets from scratch?
> > > (Btw, if you know of other utils to create arbitrary IPv6
> > > packets easily, please let me know)
>
> As davem suggested, I ported v6test to use PF_PACKET.  It's really dirty
> but would appear to work.  We'll see.

Ok, attached is a dirty hack to make v6test usable on Linux, too.

v6test could be used to perform some testing on the correctness of IPv6
stack, for example.

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords

Attachment: v6test-linux-hack.diff
Description: Text document

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>