Some clarification.

1. WinPcap (Windows), libpcap(Unix) have nothing to do with sending
packets.  cap - as in capture.
2. Windows does have an API to create and send raw packets.

And on another note.  If you would like to look into a cross platform
library for creating and sending packets, check out libnet
http://libnet.sourceforge.net/

Rob

> Thanks,
>
> This sounds like what I need. I do certainly want to keep is as native
> as possible.
>
> Jens.
>
> It also should be noted that while libpcap doesn't support sending raw
> packets on Linux, the Linux sockets library does support it natively.
> The big advantage to having it winpcap is the mere fact that no native
> API exists in the Win32 world to send raw packets, so in that respect
> WinPcap is a godsend.  On a Linux environment it is not necessary.
>
> So, unless you have your heart set on using the same portable code on
> both Linux and Win32, you shouldn't need to download the libpcap tip...
> Just take a look at the "packet, PF_PACKET(7)" man pages on linux for a
> discussion of sending raw socket data.
>
>
>
>
>
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