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* [[Linux Network Concepts]]
* [[Linux Network Concepts]]
* [[IP Address]]
* [[IP Address]]
=IPv4 Header=
==Version==
==IHL==
==DSCP==
==ECN==
==Total Length==
==Identification==
==Flags==
==Fragment Offset==
==Time To Live==
Eight-bit counter that prevents the datagram being routed endlessly. It represents the ''hop count'': when the datagram arrives at a router, the router decrements TTL field by one. If the value after decrement is zero, the router drops the datagram and sends a "ICMP Time Exceeded" to the sender. The field is used by the [[traceroute]] implementation.
==Protocol==
==Header Checksum==
==Source IP Address==
==Destination IP Address==
==Options==

Latest revision as of 21:00, 3 April 2018

Internal

IPv4 Header

Version

IHL

DSCP

ECN

Total Length

Identification

Flags

Fragment Offset

Time To Live

Eight-bit counter that prevents the datagram being routed endlessly. It represents the hop count: when the datagram arrives at a router, the router decrements TTL field by one. If the value after decrement is zero, the router drops the datagram and sends a "ICMP Time Exceeded" to the sender. The field is used by the traceroute implementation.

Protocol

Header Checksum

Source IP Address

Destination IP Address

Options