Hi when i have a raw socket open do that packets to that socket get devilered in the same order as they are processed in the kernel. also is there anyway to find out if the buffer for the raw socket overflows and by how much ? thanks James - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html