Hi I do not see why u r so confused...
Shankar Vasudevan wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> I am concerned about who will use these ICMP Domain Name Messages.
>
> Name Resolver ? or any application that wants to perform a inverse query ?
It can be any application..but beware that this is not a part of RFC
1122 so it is of little use..It is rather easy to add code to the kernel
source to support this but then it would be of little use..
>
> RFC 1788 requires that for HOST implementation I have to give application layer
>interfaces for this.
Yes...
>
> if a application is going to use this then ICMP have to take care of multiple
>session of this application.
>
> what should i do?
Just forget this...No one has implemented this...think of other
ways/hacks to get the kind of information that this mechanism
provides...
Arni
>
> shankar
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arni Raghu [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 7:00 PM
> To: Shankar Vasudevan
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Re: where to find implementation for ICMP Domain Name Messages (for
>both router and host feature)
>
> Hi,
> Look at the source for ping and modify the requisite fields, of course
> couple of lines of code has to be added to read the new replies of the
> request..
>
> hth,
> Arni
>
> Shankar Vasudevan wrote:
> >
> > hi all,
> >
> > can any one tell me where to look for the source code for the
> >
> > implementation for ICMP Domain Name Messages (for both router and host features.)
> >
> > thanx in advance
> >
> > shankar
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