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37 .Nd Internet Control Message Protocol
43 .Fn socket AF_INET SOCK_RAW proto
46 is the error and control message protocol used
49 and the Internet protocol family. It may be accessed
52 for network monitoring
53 and diagnostic functions.
56 parameter to the socket call to create an
60 .Xr getprotobyname 3 .
62 sockets are connectionless,
63 and are normally used with the
69 call may also be used to fix the destination for future
70 packets (in which case the
78 system calls may be used).
80 Outgoing packets automatically have an
83 them (based on the destination address).
84 Incoming packets are received with the
86 header and options intact.
88 A socket operation may fail with one of the following errors returned:
91 when trying to establish a connection on a socket which
92 already has one, or when trying to send a datagram with the destination
93 address specified and the socket is already connected;
95 when trying to send a datagram, but
96 no destination address is specified, and the socket hasn't been
99 when the system runs out of memory for
100 an internal data structure;
101 .It Bq Er EADDRNOTAVAIL
102 when an attempt is made to create a
103 socket with a network address for which no network interface