Summary of Advanced Socket API

• Supplement to the Basic API

  • Raw sockets
    • Protocol numbers and names
    • IPv6 header / extension headers
    • Checksumming
    • Path MTU discovery / fragmentation
  • Outgoing/Incoming Interface
  • Additional extensions
    • IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL()
    • rresvport_af(), rcmd_af(), rexec_af()

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