Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nrcvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!andre From: andre@nrcvax.UUCP (Andre Hut) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.lan Subject: Re: License violation detection Message-ID: <612@nrcvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Apr-86 19:10:21 EST Article-I.D.: nrcvax.612 Posted: Tue Apr 1 19:10:21 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Apr-86 05:47:30 EST References: <141@suneast.uucp> <20520@styx.UUCP> <136@brl-sem.ARPA> Reply-To: andre@nrcvax.UUCP (Andre Hut) Organization: Network Research Research Corp. Oxnard,CA Lines: 27 Xref: watmath net.micro:14269 net.lan:1399 In article <136@brl-sem.ARPA> ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) writes: >In article <20520@styx.UUCP>, fair@styx.UUCP (Erik E. Fair) writes: >> Fundamental question to ask: >> what happens to a UDP packet recieved on a port for which there is >> no process listening? >> Answer: packet gets thrown away. > >Guess again, chucko. You may get an ICMP Destination Port Unreachable >message in return (you do on the VAX). "Chucko" ???? You are BOTH right. The packet is thrown away, and an ICMP message should be sent back. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ihnp4-\ sdcsvax-\ \ Andre' Hut sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!andre hplabs--/ / ucbvax!calma-/ Network Research Corporation 923 Executive Park Dr. Suite C Salt Lake City, Utah 84117 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------