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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2003-06-28 23:53:39 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2003-06-28 23:53:39 +0000
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Hiten's patchset for section four manpages, slightly edited by me.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ip6.4 b/share/man/man4/ip6.4
index 8222ed7..52c7774 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/ip6.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ip6.4
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ socket option.
.Pp
When writing to a raw socket the kernel will automatically fragment
the packet if its size exceeds the path MTU, inserting the required
-fragmentation headers. On input the kernel reassembles received
+fragmentation headers.
+On input the kernel reassembles received
fragments, so the reader of a raw socket never sees any fragment
headers.
.Pp
@@ -607,8 +608,10 @@ int offset = 2;
setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_CHECKSUM, &offset, sizeof(offset));
.Ed
.Pp
-By default, this socket option is disabled. Setting the offset to -1
-also disables the option. By disabled we mean (1) the kernel will
+By default, this socket option is disabled.
+Setting the offset to -1
+also disables the option.
+By disabled we mean (1) the kernel will
not calculate and store a checksum for outgoing packets, and (2) the
kernel will not verify a checksum for received packets.
.Pp
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