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Re: Question on "identification" field of IP header

der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> Fri, 13 December 2002 18:23 UTC

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>> Note that the portion of a packet returned in an ICMP does not
>> include even the IP source and destination addresses; [...]
> Actually, ICMP packets are supposed to return the entire IP header
> (including options) plus 64 bits of the IP data.

Duh.  You are, of course, correct.  I even went and checked 792 when I
wrote that; I don't know how I managed to misread it so egregiously.

My apologies to everyone for spreading misinformation.

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