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Date:      Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:21:04 +0200
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
To:        Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ping: how to set the don't fragment bit?
Message-ID:  <20001214132104.C369@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
In-Reply-To: <3A38A58A.1D69185A@i-clue.de>; from so@server.i-clue.de on Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 11:48:42AM %2B0100
References:  <3A38A58A.1D69185A@i-clue.de>

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On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 11:48:42AM +0100, Christoph Sold wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> to test a secure tunnel, ping should be able to set the don't fragment
> bit in IP packets. Our ping doesn't allow this. Linsucks does.
> 
> Since I never before did any network programming: Is it complicated to
> add an option to do so? Either a hint how to program it, or some helpful
> soul with the knowledge already in place to take this task?

There are other utilities available to craft ICMP ECHO packets - sing
and hping come to mind.  I'm not sure if sing has been ported to FreeBSD,
but there is a security/hping port.  You might want to try a freshmeat.net
search, or browse the index there.

Hope that helps!

G'luck,
Peter

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