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ip(4p)																	    ip(4p)

Name
       ip - Internet Protocol

Syntax
       #include <sys/socket.h>
       #include <netinet/in.h>

       s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 0);

Description
       The  IP	is the transport layer protocol used by the Internet protocol family.  It can be accessed through a ``raw socket'' when developing
       new protocols or special purpose applications.  IP sockets are connectionless and are normally used with the and calls.	The call, however,
       can also be used to fix the destination for future packets, in which case the or and or system calls can be used.

       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 their IP headers and options intact.

Diagnostics
       On failure, a socket operation returns any of the following errors:

       [EISCONN]      Tried to establish a connection on a socket that already had one, or tried to send a datagram with the  destination  address
		      specified when the socket was already connected.

       [ENOTCONN]     Tried to send a datagram, but no destination address was specified and the socket was not connected.

       [ENOBUFS]      The system ran out of memory for an internal data structure.

       [EADDRNOTAVAIL]
		      Made an attempt to create a socket with a network address for which no network interface existed.

See Also
       send(2), recv(2), inet(4f), intro(4n), packetfilter(4)

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icmp(7) 						 Miscellaneous Information Manual						   icmp(7)

NAME
icmp - Internet Control Message Protocol SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/socket.h> #include <netinet/in.h> The following is the socket call for sockets using the IPv4 address format: s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_ICMP); The following is the socket call for sockets using the IPv6 address format: s = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_ICMPV6); DESCRIPTION
The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is the error and control message protocol used by the Internet Protocol (IP) and the Internet Protocol family. It may be accessed through a raw socket for network monitoring and diagnostic functions. ICMP sockets are connection- less, and are normally used with the sendto() and recvfrom() functions. The connect() function may also be used to fix the destination for future packets, in which case the read() or recv() and write() or send() functions may be used. Outgoing packets automatically have an IP header prepended to them (based on the destination address). Incoming packets are received with the IP header and options intact. ERRORS
If a socket operation fails, errno may be set to one of the following values: The socket is already connected. This error occurs when try- ing to establish connection on a socket or when trying to send a datagram with the destination address specified. The destination address of a datagram was not specified, and the socket has not been connected. The system ran out of memory for an internal data structure. An attempt was made to create a socket with a network address for which no network interface exists. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: send(2), recv(2) Files: netintro(7), inet(7), ip(7) RFC 792, "Internet Control Message Protocol" RFC 2463, "Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)" delim off icmp(7)
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