You might want to look at all the sk_buff functions to create, modify sk_buffs. include/linux/skbuff.h once you create the skbuff to your specifications, you can pass it to one of the transmit routines like ip_queue_xmit() to send it on its way. ciao, Amit On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 arunt@jataayusoft.com wrote: > > Hi all, > This is just to know if any of you know of any functions in the kernel to > create and send new packets from ip-layer without an active socket > connection. The machine uses masquerading moreover. > > Thanks > Arun -- ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Amit Kucheria EECS Grad. Research Assistant Team Niehaus || Room # 245E University of Kansas @ Lawrence (R)+1-(785)-830 8521 ||| (O)+1-(785)-864 7774 ____________________________________________________ - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org