Re: ICMP in 2.2.9 (was 3c575)

Catalin Muresan (cata@codec.ro)
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 10:48:17 +0300

On Fri, Jun 11, 1999 at 02:25:25AM -0500, Rene Chaddock wrote:
renec> Ping from redhat 6.0 kernel 2.2.5-something to redhat 6.0 kernel 2.2.9
renec> system with size 1475 results in no response. other sizes are all good.
renec>
renec> ping from redhat 5.2 kernel 2.0.36 to redhat 6.0 kernel 2.2.9 system with
renec> size 1475 results in responses.
renec>
renec> Looks like a redhat ping binary issue?

RH60, kernel 2.3.5:

[root@Cnn]:/root/:# rpm -qf /bin/ping
netkit-base-0.10-29

it works with 1474, 1476 but doesn't with 1475.

digging a little it seems that it ONLY works with even size packet size.

kernel egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release),
gcc here I come :-)

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