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BSD 4.2
NAME
ip
- Internet Protocol
SYNOPSIS
Fd #include <sys/socket.h>
Fd #include <netinet/in.h>
Ft int
Fn socket AF_INET SOCK_RAW proto
DESCRIPTION
IP
is the transport layer protocol used
by the Internet protocol family.
Options may be set at the
IP
level
when using higher-level protocols that are based on
IP
(such as
TCP
and
UDP )
It may also be accessed
through a
``raw socket''
when developing new protocols, or
special purpose applications.
A single generic option is supported at the
IP
level,
IP_OPTIONS
that may be used to provide
IP
options to be transmitted in the
IP
header of each outgoing packet.
Options are set with
setsockopt(2)
and examined with
getsockopt(2).
The format of
IP
options to be sent is that specified by the
IP protocol
specification, with one exception:
the list of addresses for Source Route options must include the first-hop
gateway at the beginning of the list of gateways.
The first-hop gateway address will be extracted from the option list
and the size adjusted accordingly before use.
IP
options may be used with any socket type in the Internet family.
Raw
IP
sockets are connectionless,
and are normally used with the
sendto
and
recvfrom
calls, though the
connect(2)
call may also be used to fix the destination for future
packets (in which case the
read(2)
or
recv(2)
and
write(2)
or
send(2)
system calls may be used).
If
Fa proto
is 0, the default protocol
IPPROTO_RAW
is used for outgoing
packets, and only incoming packets destined for that protocol
are received.
If
Fa proto
is non-zero, that protocol number will be used on outgoing packets
and to filter incoming packets.
Outgoing packets automatically have an
IP
header prepended to
them (based on the destination address and the protocol
number the socket is created with).
Incoming packets are received with
IP
header and options intact.
DIAGNOSTICS
A socket operation may fail with one of the following errors returned:
- Bq Er EISCONN
-
when trying to establish a connection on a socket which
already has one, or when trying to send a datagram with the destination
address specified and the socket is already connected;
- Bq Er ENOTCONN
-
when trying to send a datagram, but
no destination address is specified, and the socket hasn't been
connected;
- Bq Er ENOBUFS
-
when the system runs out of memory for
an internal data structure;
- Bq Er EADDRNOTAVAIL
-
when an attempt is made to create a
socket with a network address for which no network interface
exists.
The following errors specific to
IP
may occur when setting or getting
IP
options:
- Bq Er EINVAL
-
An unknown socket option name was given.
- Bq Er EINVAL
-
The IP option field was improperly formed;
an option field was shorter than the minimum value
or longer than the option buffer provided.
SEE ALSO
getsockopt(2),
send(2),
recv(2),
intro(4),
icmp(4),
inet(4)
HISTORY
The
protocol appeared in
BSD 4.2
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