Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:22:29 -0700 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: ICMP REQUEST |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:12:12 -0700 jw schultz <jw@pegasys.ws> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 12:53:35PM +0530, Hemanshu Kanji Bhadra, Noida wrote: > > Hi, All > > > > i am developing a ping program, through my program I get ECHO_REPLY..but I > > dont get ECHO_REQUEST. > > > > is that the ECHO_REQUEST is handled by kernel.? > > > > please respond as it is urgent. > > In most cases ICMP ECHO_REQUEST is handled by the NIC. The > kernel doesn't even see it. That is why you can ping a > crashed system; the NIC is still configured.
False.
The reason you can ping a crashed system is that the network stack and the card are still functioning in the kernel. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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