Re: PF_PACKET, ETH_P_IP does not catch outgoing packets.

Edgar Toernig (froese@gmx.de)
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:55:07 +0100

Andi Kleen wrote:
> I wrote:
> > I noticed that raw sockets created with
> >
> > socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_IP))
> >
> > and a later
> >
> > setsockopt(... ADD_MEMBERSHIP (PROMISC)...)
> >
> > do not receive outgoing packets. Just changing the
> > protocol to ETH_P_ALL (or a later bind with that proto)
> > will get all packets. Is this intentional? (I don't think
> > so *g*) Any idea for a quick fix?
>
> I just tried it and it works fine here with 2.2.13

I did not test it with 2.2.13 because I need the receive ring
buffer. With 2.3.33 it does not work and according to Alexey
it's not supposed to do *g*.

Ciao, ET.

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