IP(4P)                               BSD                                IP(4P)



NAME
     ip - Internet Protocol

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/socket.h>
     #include <netinet/in.h>

     s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, proto);

DESCRIPTION
     IP is the transport layer protocol used by the Internet protocol family.
     Options may be set at the IP level when using higher-level protocols that
     are based on IP (such as TCP and UDP).  It may also be accessed through a
     "raw socket" when developing new protocols, or special purpose
     applications.

     A single generic option is supported at the IP level, IP_OPTIONS, that
     may be used to provide IP options to be transmitted in the IP header of
     each outgoing packet.  Options are set with setsockopt(2) and examined
     with getsockopt(2).  The format of IP options to be sent is that
     specified by the IP protocol specification.  The first-hop gateway
     address will be extracted from the option list and the size adjusted
     accordingly before use.  IP options may be used with any socket type in
     the Internet family.

     Raw IP sockets are connectionless, and are normally used with the sendto
     and recvfrom calls, though the connect(2) call may also be used to fix
     the destination for future packets (in which case the read(2) or recv(2)
     and write(2) or send(2) system calls may be used).

     If proto is 0, the default protocol IPPROTO_RAW is used for outgoing
     packets, and only incoming packets destined for that protocol are
     received.  If proto is nonzero, that protocol number will be used on
     outgoing packets and to filter incoming packets.

     Outgoing packets automatically have an IP header prepended to them (based
     on the destination address and the protocol number the socket is created
     with).  Incoming packets are received with IP header and options intact.

ERRORS
     A socket operation may fail with one of the following errors returned:

     [EISCONN]         when trying to establish a connection on a socket which
                       already has one, or when trying to send a datagram with
                       the destination address specified and the socket is
                       already connected;

     [ENOTCONN]        when trying to send a datagram, but no destination
                       address is specified, and the socket hasn't been
                       connected;

     [ENOBUFS]         when the system runs out of memory for an internal data
                       structure;

     [EADDRNOTAVAIL]   when an attempt is made to create a socket with a
                       network address for which no network interface exists.

     The following errors specific to IP may occur when setting or getting IP
     options:

     [EINVAL]

          An unknown socket option name was given.

     [EINVAL]
          The IP option field was improperly formed; an option field was
          shorter than the minimum value or longer than the option buffer
          provided.

SEE ALSO
     getsockopt(2), send(2), recv(2), intro(4N), icmp(4P), inet(4F)