Lori
Compaq's implementation returns back just raw data asked for
unless IP_HDRINCL was set. The app may set Advanced API options
to get any extension headers it wants. If IP_HDRINCL is set,
the entire header chain is returned.
-vlad
Lori Napoli wrote:
>
> Just curious what other implementations are doing with RAW IPv6 packets.
> When you send the packet back up to the application are you including the
> IPv6 header and all the extension headers? Theoretically, an application
> that is performing ICMP ECHO/ECHOREPLIES doesn't need anything in the IPv6
> header or extension header but obviously an application that is performing
> Neighbor Discovery would. If you are returning the IPv6 header and
> extension headers, then I imagine all the IPv6 RAW applications need to add
> code to handle all the extension headers since the IPv6 header doesn't have
> a field that gives the length of all the headers like IPv4. Right?
>
> Lori
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