About
ip packet is the name of a data unit for the network layer (level 3 of the OSI model) (ie IP).
packet is a general term that depends on the context (ie the OSI layer). See the packet page: Packet
TCP/IP sends a TCP packet known as segment:
- which is carried in one or more IP packets by the IP protocol
- which are each carried in one or more Ethernet packet known as frame by the ethernet
Example
Example of a DNS query IP Packet 1)
where you can see:
Forge
Packets can be forged / dynamically created (including source IP addresses).
Structure
IP packets consist of:
- a header for addressing and routing,
- and a payload for user data.
Path
Flow of network packets in an operating system. There are two distinct layers in the packet path:
Type
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Management
nping
capture
See: