Re: Setting IP Options in the IP-Header

2000-11-16 Thread Mike A. Harris
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Nishant Rao wrote: >Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:55:24 -0600 (CST) >From: Nishant Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >Subject: Re: Setting IP Options in the

Re: Setting IP Options in the IP-Header

2000-11-16 Thread Andi Kleen
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 11:55:24AM -0600, Nishant Rao wrote: > Well, while what you say makes sense, it isn't exactly a solution to our > problem. > > we are trying to expose and set a NEW option altogether. So our question > pertains more to what code we write in the kernel to create and expose

Re: Setting IP Options in the IP-Header

2000-11-16 Thread Nishant Rao
Well, while what you say makes sense, it isn't exactly a solution to our problem. we are trying to expose and set a NEW option altogether. So our question pertains more to what code we write in the kernel to create and expose a new custom option. so for this, we would need to know the offsets o

Re: Setting IP Options in the IP-Header

2000-11-16 Thread Andi Kleen
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 11:11:45AM -0600, Nishant Rao wrote: > Hi, > > We are conducting some research that involves setting our custom data as > a new IP option in the IP header (in the options field) of every packet. > > We have poured over the source code but it is quite confusing to figure >

Setting IP Options in the IP-Header

2000-11-16 Thread Nishant Rao
Hi, We are conducting some research that involves setting our custom data as a new IP option in the IP header (in the options field) of every packet. We have poured over the source code but it is quite confusing to figure out how the details of the way the options field is split among various op