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by bibaheu 1140 days ago
It can probably be a bit simplified by using IPv6, as that avoids the IPv4 checksum.
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matzf 1140 days ago
No, the checksum just moves to UDP; in the current system, the UDP checksum is set to 0. This is not allowed in UDP/IPv6, where the checksum, calculated over both the IPv6 pseudo-header and the UDP payload, must usually be set.
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crest 1140 days ago
They still have to compute the Ethernet frame check sequence.
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