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37 .Nd Internet Control Message Protocol
42 .Fn socket AF_INET SOCK_RAW proto
45 is the error and control message protocol used
48 and the Internet protocol family.
49 It may be accessed through a
51 for network monitoring and diagnostic functions.
54 parameter to the socket call to create an
56 socket is obtained from
57 .Xr getprotobyname 3 .
59 sockets are connectionless, and are normally used with the
65 call may also be used to fix the destination for future packets
74 system calls may be used).
76 Outgoing packets automatically have an
78 header prepended to them (based on the destination address).
79 Incoming packets are received with the
81 header and options intact.
83 A socket operation may fail with one of the following errors returned:
84 .Bl -tag -width [EADDRNOTAVAIL]
86 when trying to establish a connection on a socket which
87 already has one, or when trying to send a datagram with the destination
88 address specified and the socket is already connected;
90 when trying to send a datagram, but
91 no destination address is specified, and the socket hasn't been
94 when the system runs out of memory for
95 an internal data structure;
96 .It Bq Er EADDRNOTAVAIL
97 when an attempt is made to create a
98 socket with a network address for which no network interface exists.
110 .%T "Internet Control Message Protocol"
116 .%T "Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers"