On 5/7/2011 6:41 PM, Erik Nørgaard wrote:
So the question is which behaviour is correct, recommended or accepted?
Stripping the link layer and reply according to the network layer, or
keeping the link layer?
This is the way it in every TCP/IP stack out there.
The routing decision for the reply IP packet of the ICMP message is made
independently of the upper-OSI-layer TCP state.
In this instance, its a bit inconvenient for you, but having these
layers abstracted makes for incredible flexibility in TCP/IP; the same
thinking as small POSIX utilities work independently is more flexible.
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