Subject: Re: Was change to ip_push_pending_frames intended to break udp (more specifically, WCCP?)

From: Rick Jones <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 11:48:45 -0700

> IP id is set to 0 on unconnected sockets when the DF bit is set (path
> mtu discovery is enabled).  Try issuing a connect() in your application
> and see if the ids are increasing again.

ID of zero again?  I thought that went away years ago?  Anyway, given 
the number of "helpful" devices out there willing to clear the DF bit, 
fragment and forward, perhaps always setting the IP ID to 0, even if DF 
is set, isn't such a good idea?

rick jones