Re: TCP library

From: Andi Kleen (freitag_at_alancoxonachip.com)
Date: 08/20/03 

Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:45:26 +0200

phil-news-nospam@ipal.net writes:
>
> Problems like the kernel doing TCP RST for you can be avoided by using an
> IP address the kernel will not recognize as belonging to the local stack.
> One way to do this would be to use the TUN/TAP device with your special IP
> address routed to it. Of course you do have to implement the whole TCP/IP
> stack (or at least as much of it you will use and need to react correctly
> on the network) in that userland code.

Another way is to set up suitable firewall rules that hide the packets
from the main stack.

e.g. firewall some port range and only use that.

-Andi

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