Re: Can RAW Packets be fragmented ?
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 15:09:41 +0100 (BST)
> I went thru the code for ip_build_xmit code in net/ipv4
> if the length of the packet is more than the mtu it just returns err.
> Why cant we fragment the raw packets just like anyother ip datagram?
> Is there any RFC that says RAW packets should not be fragmented?
When writing raw packets with IP_HDRINCL you are providing the headers,
so you have to set the fragmentation bits up yourself.
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