Sending an IP packet

[Rami Rosen]

Hi, Adel,
  - In your first message you said you are using kernel modules.
  - In case you intend to add code in ICMP for your special
requirements from the control protocol,  then this seems not a good
idea (because this means patching the kernel for using your module;
and probably such patches will not go to mainline)
I don't know of any usage of ICMP for  purposes beyond what is
declared in the ICMP RFC.

regards,
Rami Rosen
http://ramirose.wix.com/ramirosen

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Adel Qodmani <mpcadel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:54 PM, <Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:36:17 +0200, Adel Qodmani said:
>>
>>
>> Others have given some details on "how".  A better question is "why".
>
>
> Well, the why is the following:
>
> I am trying to implement a new protocol that we've designed which works on
> top of the IP layer, so I am using ICMP messages to carry control
> information for the protocol.
> Why using ICMP, it seemed natural since our protocol is a Network-layer
> protocol and ICMP is a control messages protocol.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Regards,
> Adel
>
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