Hi doug, ID flag indicates which datagram fragments belong together so datagrams do not get mismatched and sequence numbers are used to reassemble data in the order in which it was sent.
Carlos Eduardo Pinheiro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ #: 134439332 http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xEC75A11D 2089 293E 6E35 72C2 BDED 06E5 58E7 E4FF EC75 A11D ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:16 PM Subject: ip id numbers > > > Hi, > I'm new to posting on this list although i'm a long-time lurker. I'm > familiar with tcp sequence number exploits. recently i've seen references > to non-random ip id numbers and how they can be exploited. can anyone > explain the difference between tcp sequence and ip id numbers? > thanks, > doug sax