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@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Contributors
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The following people contributed notes, ideas, or patches that have
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The following people contributed notes, ideas, or patches that have
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been incorporated in changes in this release:
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been incorporated in changes in this release:
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Andrew Pimlott <andrew@pimlott.net>
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###Andries Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>
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###Andries Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>
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Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
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Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
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stat.2
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stat.2
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Mike Frysinger
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Mike Frysinger
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Improve st_blocks description.
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Improve st_blocks description.
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ip.7
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mtk / Andrew Pimlott
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Add a couple of words to make it clear that port is a 16-bit number.
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Reformat long source lines (no text changed).
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man7/ip.7
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man7/ip.7
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@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Linux implements the Internet Protocol, version 4,
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described in RFC\ 791 and RFC\ 1122.
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described in RFC\ 791 and RFC\ 1122.
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.B ip
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.B ip
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contains a level 2
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contains a level 2
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multicasting implementation conforming to RFC\ 1112. It also contains an IP
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multicasting implementation conforming to RFC\ 1112.
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router including a packet filter.
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It also contains an IP router including a packet filter.
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.\" XXX: has someone verified that 2.1 is really 1812 compliant?
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.\" XXX: has someone verified that 2.1 is really 1812 compliant?
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.PP
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.PP
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The programmer's interface is BSD sockets compatible.
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The programmer's interface is BSD sockets compatible.
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random free port with the local address set to
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random free port with the local address set to
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.BR INADDR_ANY .
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.BR INADDR_ANY .
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A TCP local socket address that has been bound is unavailable for some time after closing,
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A TCP local socket address that has been bound is unavailable for
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some time after closing,
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unless the
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unless the
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.B SO_REUSEADDR
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.B SO_REUSEADDR
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flag has been set. Care should be taken when using this flag as it
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flag has been set. Care should be taken when using this flag as it
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.SH "ADDRESS FORMAT"
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.SH "ADDRESS FORMAT"
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An IP socket address is defined as a combination of an IP interface address
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An IP socket address is defined as a combination of an IP interface address
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and a port number. The basic IP protocol does not supply port numbers, they
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and a 16-bit port number.
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The basic IP protocol does not supply port numbers, they
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are implemented by higher level protocols like
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are implemented by higher level protocols like
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.BR udp (7)
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.BR udp (7)
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and
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and
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.B EINVAL
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.B EINVAL
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when this setting is missing.
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when this setting is missing.
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.I sin_port
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.I sin_port
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contains the port in network byte order. The port numbers below 1024 are called
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contains the port in network byte order.
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The port numbers below 1024 are called
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.IR "reserved ports" .
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.IR "reserved ports" .
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Only processes with effective user ID 0 or the
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Only processes with effective user ID 0 or the
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.B CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
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.B CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
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library functions or directly with the name resolver (see
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library functions or directly with the name resolver (see
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.BR gethostbyname (3)).
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.BR gethostbyname (3)).
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IPv4 addresses are divided into unicast, broadcast
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IPv4 addresses are divided into unicast, broadcast
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and multicast addresses. Unicast addresses specify a single interface of a host,
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and multicast addresses.
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Unicast addresses specify a single interface of a host,
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broadcast addresses specify all hosts on a network and multicast addresses
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broadcast addresses specify all hosts on a network and multicast addresses
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address all hosts in a multicast group. Datagrams to broadcast addresses
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address all hosts in a multicast group. Datagrams to broadcast addresses
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can be only sent or received when the
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can be only sent or received when the
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.TP
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.TP
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.B IP_OPTIONS
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.B IP_OPTIONS
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Sets or get the IP options to be sent with every packet from this
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Sets or get the IP options to be sent with every packet from this
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socket. The arguments are a pointer to a memory buffer containing the options
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socket.
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The arguments are a pointer to a memory buffer containing the options
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and the option length.
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and the option length.
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The
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The
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.BR setsockopt (2)
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.BR setsockopt (2)
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.B IP_RECVOPTS
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.B IP_RECVOPTS
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Pass all incoming IP options to the user in a
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Pass all incoming IP options to the user in a
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.I IP_OPTIONS
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.I IP_OPTIONS
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control message. The routing header and other options are already filled in
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control message.
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The routing header and other options are already filled in
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for the local host. Not supported for
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for the local host. Not supported for
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.I SOCK_STREAM
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.I SOCK_STREAM
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sockets.
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sockets.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B IP_TOS
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.B IP_TOS
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Set or receive the Type-Of-Service (TOS) field that is sent with every IP packet
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Set or receive the Type-Of-Service (TOS) field that is sent
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originating from this socket. It is used to prioritize packets on the network.
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with every IP packet originating from this socket.
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It is used to prioritize packets on the network.
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TOS is a byte. There are some standard TOS flags defined:
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TOS is a byte. There are some standard TOS flags defined:
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.B IPTOS_LOWDELAY
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.B IPTOS_LOWDELAY
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to minimize delays for interactive traffic,
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to minimize delays for interactive traffic,
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.TP
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.TP
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.B IP_MTU
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.B IP_MTU
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Retrieve the current known path MTU of the current socket.
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Retrieve the current known path MTU of the current socket.
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Only valid when the socket has been connected. Returns an integer. Only valid
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Only valid when the socket has been connected. Returns an integer.
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as a
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Only valid as a
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.BR getsockopt (2).
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.BR getsockopt (2).
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.\"
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.TP
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.TP
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Pass all to-be forwarded packets with the
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Pass all to-be forwarded packets with the
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IP Router Alert
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IP Router Alert
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option
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option
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set to this socket. Only valid for raw sockets. This is useful, for instance, for user
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set to this socket. Only valid for raw sockets.
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space RSVP daemons. The tapped packets are not forwarded by the kernel, it is
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This is useful, for instance, for user
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the users responsibility to send them out again. Socket binding is ignored,
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space RSVP daemons.
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The tapped packets are not forwarded by the kernel, it is
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the users responsibility to send them out again.
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Socket binding is ignored,
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such packets are only filtered by protocol.
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such packets are only filtered by protocol.
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Expects an integer flag.
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Expects an integer flag.
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.\"
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.\"
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.TP
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.TP
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.B IP_MULTICAST_LOOP
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.B IP_MULTICAST_LOOP
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Sets or reads a boolean integer argument whether sent multicast packets should be
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looped back to the local sockets.
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packets should be looped back to the local sockets.
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.\"
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.\"
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.TP
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.TP
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.B IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP
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.B IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP
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.RE
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.IP
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.IP
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.I imr_multiaddr
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.I imr_multiaddr
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contains the address of the multicast group the application wants to join or leave.
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contains the address of the multicast group the application
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It must be a valid multicast address.
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It must be a valid multicast address.
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.I imr_address
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.I imr_address
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is the address of the local interface with which the system should join the multicast
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is the address of the local interface with which the system
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should join the multicast
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group; if it is equal to
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.B INADDR_ANY
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.B INADDR_ANY
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.TP
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.BR ip_dynaddr " (Boolean; default: disabled)"
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.BR ip_dynaddr " (Boolean; default: disabled)"
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Enable dynamic socket address and masquerading entry rewriting on interface
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Enable dynamic socket address and masquerading entry rewriting on interface
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address change. This is useful for dialup interface with changing IP addresses.
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address change.
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0 means no rewriting, 1 turns it on and 2 enables verbose mode.
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0 means no rewriting, 1 turns it on and 2 enables verbose mode.
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.TP
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.BR ip_forward " (Boolean; default: disabled)"
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.BR ip_forward " (Boolean; default: disabled)"
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Enable IP forwarding with a boolean flag. IP forwarding can be also set on a
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Enable IP forwarding with a boolean flag.
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IP forwarding can be also set on a per interface basis.
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.\"
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.\"
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.TP
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.BR ip_local_port_range
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.BR ip_local_port_range
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.SH ERRORS
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.SH ERRORS
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.\" XXX document all errors. We should really fix the kernels to give more uniform
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.TP
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