Re: Runt packets ??

Glynn Clements (glynn@sensei.co.uk)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 12:48:41 +0100 (BST)


Adam Neat wrote:

> Can anyone give any pointers to what these are:
>
> Sep 9 11:38:21 picard kernel: ICMP: runt packet
> Sep 9 11:38:41 picard kernel: ICMP: runt packet
> Sep 9 11:41:21 picard kernel: ICMP: runt packet
> Sep 9 11:41:37 picard kernel: ICMP: runt packet

>From /usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c:

if(len < sizeof(struct icmphdr))
{
icmp_statistics.IcmpInErrors++;
NETDEBUG(printk(KERN_INFO "ICMP: runt packet\n"));
kfree_skb(skb, FREE_READ);
return 0;
}

IOW, it refers to an ICMP packet which is too short.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>
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