"G" wrote:
Hi
I have developed a kernel module which receives packet from the linux
kernel. It receives by adding a hook in the netif_recieve_skb()
function. My kernel module which receives the packet is an IP packet.
How do i get to know whether its a TCP packet or UDP packet. There are
separate headers for TCP and UDP processing but how do i typecast the
skb to tcp or udp. or rather how do i know to which header should i
typecast the socket buffer to. Which field says that its a TCP packet
or UDP packet ?
Cheers,
Balaji
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Look at the IP header protocol field. If it is IPPROTO_TCP (6) it's
TCP, if it's IPPROTO_UDP (17), it's UDP, etc. I assume you already
know it's an IP packet and not ARP or IPv6 or something else.
There are several issues your question brings up, such as how you added
your hook, whether you used the dev_add_pack() interface or did it some
new way.
This is a pretty basic question to ask this large list. You should use
some reference book like Stevens to get familiar with the IP protocol
before digging into the higher layers.
Joe
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