Re: checksums calculated by libnet

Yes, currently the packet is coalesced just before the writing, and
then the checksums are computed.

	Fred Raynal

On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 07:53:22PM +0530, [email protected] wrote:
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> Hi,
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>    suppose i set the checksum field to 0 in libnet_build_tcp and also 0 in
> libnet_build_ipv4. now i call libnet_build_tcp first and then i call libnet
> build ipv4, here is the checksum calculated properly, i ask this because
> when libnet_build_tcp is called it does not have the pseudo header and
> hence cant calculate the checksum properly , so does it wait and adds the
> checksum just before doing a write for all protocols ??
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> thanks
> Amit
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