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raw sockets, IP_HDRINCL, and fragmentation

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Subject: raw sockets, IP_HDRINCL, and fragmentation
From: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 13:10:13 -0500
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Just a quick question before I try some prototyping.  If I have a raw socket and
set IP_HDRINCL, then send out an IP packet larger than the underlying physical
layer can handle (say 2KB packets over ethernet) will the ip stack fragment the
packet for me?

Thanks,

Chris


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