Packet flow in Linux

ssonnagi · 02-20-2006, 12:29 AM

Hi

I want to know How the packet flow in Linux system once its enter into the NIC.

i.e which all the buffers,softwares and stack processes the packet till it reaches upto application layer process.

If you explain me in a broad manner it will be help me a lot.

Thanx in advance

Regards
Somu

nx5000 · 02-21-2006, 09:35 AM

http://gnumonks.org/ftp/pub/doc/packet-journey-2.4.html
http://ufs-linux.sourceforge.net/docs/packet_2.6.txt
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
(look at chapter 17)

I can't find my old references but there exist some nice figures somewhere on the net. Maybe someone knows where they are.