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From: michi1@michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com (michi1 at michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Raw Sockets + Userland TCP Kernel Resetting Packet
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:25:16 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151125162516.GA4235@grml> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABESvY1crKRsyQnpjtMKjDTD0XdgcUirLS2op9BmczF+NOExMQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

On 10:57 Wed 25 Nov     , Bradley Falzon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm writing a program to assist in learning/debugging tcp stacks, it
> creates a raw socket and replicates an exceedingly simple tcp stack. By
> which I mean, it sends and receives packets, setting correct flags,
> payloads etc.
> 
> One difficulty I've come across, after I've created a raw socket and sent
> my syn packet, when the syn+ack packet arrives from the peer, my program
> receives it fine - but the kernel also resets the connection.

You might be able to use the tun/tap device. It basically creates a network
interface with a file descriptor of your program being the other side of it.
See Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt (in the kernel source) for more
details.

Is this an option for you?

	-Michi
-- 
programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks
see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com

      reply	other threads:[~2015-11-25 16:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-11-25  0:27 Raw Sockets + Userland TCP Kernel Resetting Packet Bradley Falzon
2015-11-25 16:25 ` michi1 at michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com [this message]

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