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## What is SOCK_RAW and how do I use it?

  Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
  Keywords: SOCK_RAW socket
  Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 20:02:18 GMT
  From: arkane <cat@iol.unh.edu>

What is SOCK_RAW type of socket. I know it requires root access but I don't know how to use it or what it does. TIA

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1. What raw sockets are for. by Cameron MacKinnon