Packet formarion and MAC modification in C programme
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Packet formarion and MAC modification in C programme
Hi All,
I am writing a programme to autoconfigure a network element. The element has different ip address than the subnet. Suppose the element has address like 61.10.1.5, where as the subnet, it attached to, address is 192.160.10.0.
I want to send a multicast packet into the subnet it belongs to, but I can't able to send any data using either raw socket or any udp socket.
I am writing a programme to autoconfigure a network element. The element has different ip address than the subnet. Suppose the element has address like 61.10.1.5, where as the subnet, it attached to, address is 192.160.10.0.
I want to send a multicast packet into the subnet it belongs to, but I can't able to send any data using either raw socket or any udp socket.
Kindly help me.
Not sure how we can "kindly help you"....you don't post anything of your code, or what problems/errors you're getting, or tell us anything about your version/distro of Linux.
Great...since you came here for help, how about helping the rest of the community, and posting the solution?
I am really sorry for late.
You need to form the ethernet packet by hand [of course, dont use your hand , but write code to prepare the packet, instead of linux kernel to prepare for you] . the destination address will be the broadcast address of the subnet and source will be yours. then send using the raw socket.
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, but write code to prepare the packet, instead of linux kernel to prepare for you] . the destination address will be the broadcast address of the subnet and source will be yours. then send using the raw socket. 
